build-a-lex
Building my personal lexicon- one word at a time.
Thought: Could this be a collection of flashcards?
build-a-lex
Building my personal lexicon- one word at a time.
Thought: Could this be a collection of flashcards?
Imagine a “situational thesaurus.” Instead of just unpacking related words, you unpack all the contexts that a word can apply. Examples:
addle — social media, work, disinformation (dilution from quantity)
faustian — VR / AGI or e/acc, finance, cloning, influencers, adderall, steroids
platonic — solids, relationships, education, leisure, cognition
extol verb
praise enthusiastically
Unlike other animals, we humans retain what is known as neoteny— mental and physical traits of immaturity— well into our adult years.
Greene, Robert. Mastery - Robert Greene (Kindle Locations 1686-1687). Kindle Edition.
Glockenspiel
noun
a percussion instrument known to be used as a audio cue indicating a transition.
What the hell is “quizenard”?
Seems I hallucinated the word. it does not exist. Well eff that! I’m adding that word to my lexicon.