VERTIGINOUS
My sister suggested my first word of the day be this one. Or something else starting with the letter ‘v.’ I can’t really remember, but ‘vertiginous’ is a vocab word I’ve never known the meaning to.
It has multiple meanings – being dizzy, liking constant change, causing dizziness, and turning (as in ‘a vertiginous motion’).
Merriam Webster gives these synonyms – aswoon, giddy, light-headed, reeling, swimmy, dizzy, whirling, woozy
Tonight I went for a run. It was pretty cold and I was only going like 0.05 mph. Nevertheless, when I was done, I felt vertiginous. It took me a while to adjust to the warm air when i came back inside.
I don’t know if that’s the best use for it. I didn’t even work it into conversation! There’s always tomorrow. And with tomorrow, I’ll have another word!
Did you know Oxford English Dictionary has a Save the Words program? In order to keep infrequently used words from going extinct, you can adopt a word of your choosing and use it in your every day language. Some of the words are really bizarre and beautiful.. there’s one that I forgot how to pronounce that meant eel-hunting in a cavern. You might have to make an account with the site to adopt words, but you should check it out!
http://www.oed.com
I did that early this semester at http://www.savethewords.org/ but I can’t remember what my word is! I’m ashamed that I neglected my adoptee. But after I saw your comment, I went back and signed up for their ‘word of the day’.