SMYRNA -- Have you ever scratched your head trying to figure out what certain words mean and how to use them? Motlow Smyrna Librarian ("Ms. Wordsmith") Paige Hendrickson has started a new column called "Words from Paige's Pages" that provides tips on how to use her favorite words. For this issue, she has selected the words caveat, chortle and eclectic.
caveat
ca·ve·at
/ˈkavēˌat/ or /ˈkävēˌät/
noun: A warning or proviso of specific stipulations,
conditions, or limitations.
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Synonyms:
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warning,
caution, admonition
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Example: The panicked college student was temporarily
relieved when he found out that the library had the textbook he needed for
class; although, he soon discovered, as the librarian pointed out, there was a caveat
when checking out this reserve book -- It must stay in the library!!
chortle
chor·tle
/ˈCHôrdl/
verb: To laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle.
noun: A breathy, gleeful laugh.
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Synonyms:
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chuckle,
laugh, giggle, titter, tee-hee, snigger
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Example: The librarian sternly, but politely, shushed the
girl whose chortles were disturbing the other students in the packed
library.
eclectic
ec·lec·tic
/əˈklektik/
adjective: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and
diverse range of sources.
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Synonyms:
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wide-ranging,
broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, encyclopedic; More
varied,
diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous,
miscellaneous, assorted
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noun: A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a
broad and diverse range of sources.
Example: When asked what her favorite style of music and
favorite artists were, Paige replied that her musical tastes were extremely eclectic,
from classic rock (Journey) and heavy metal (Disturbed) to folk (Simon &
Garfunkel) to techno (Lords of Acid) and, quite literally, everything in
between.
(Stay tuned for more words from "Ms. Wordsmith.")
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