20 Words All Grammar Junkies Should Know
How many are already in your vocabulary?
Scripturient
The strong urge to write.
Gerund
A verb, ending in ING, that is used as a noun.
Epitome
A perfect example.
Denouement
The ending of a story.
Bawdy
Humorously vulgar.
Selcouth
Strange, rare and wonderful.
Pendant
A grammar junkie.
Adoxography
Beautiful and/or elaborate writing on a mundane subject.
Morphology
The study of words.
Colloquial
Conversational rather than formal.
Sciolus
Someone who speaks without knowing. A pseudo-intellectual.
Kafkaesque
As bizarre and nightmarish as Franz Kafka's writing.
Anaphora
A word or phrase that is repeated over and over again.
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration.
Palindrome
A word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards and backwards, like Taco Cat.
Neologism
A new word, like yogacise or Brexit.
Meiosis
Purposefully understated.
Diphthong
The sound formed by combining two vowels as in c-oa-t or r-ou-te.
Caesura
A dramatic pause.
Erudite
Showing great knowledge.
