Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words Beginning with the Letter "O" #GrowYourVocab

Words Beginning with the Letter "O" Commonly Misused, Confused or Misspelled

I'm back with yet another list of commonly confused, misused, or misspelled words. This time I focused on words beginning with the letter "O".

Object vs. Subject (use, meaning): The object of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that receives the action that is named by the main verb in the sentence. Object pronouns include me, you, them, or us. The noun that is doing the action in a sentence is the subject. Subject nouns include I, you, we, or they. For instance, "I" is the subject of the sentence: I ate lunch. Here "I" does the eating. "Me: is the object of the sentence: She thanked me. Here "me" is the thing that is thanked. 

Obscure (spelling, meaning): As an adverb means unclear, imperfectly understood or expressed. As a verb it means to conceal or hide something. 

o'clock (spelling): Is an adverb used to describe or indicate the position of the shorter hand on a watch or clock. Six o'clock means the shorter hand is pointed at six.

Onomatopoeia (spelling, meaning): The use of words that imitate or sound like what they are, mean, or are describing. For example rustle, bang, buzz, or hiss.

Opaque (spelling, meaning): Means not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy. 

Organize vs. Organise (use, spelling): Both spellings are correct but "organize" is typically the North American spelling, whereas "organise" is more popular in Britain and outside or North America. 

Oscillate (spelling, meaning): Means to move or swing from side to side regularly. 

Ossify (meaning): Means to make rigid or settle into a conventional pattern. 

Ought vs. Aught (use, meaning): Ought is a special kind of auxiliary verb, meaning that it is added to the main verb. This special kind of auxiliary verb is called a modal verb. Modal verbs (may, must, can, ought, shall) express states of possibility, permission, obligation, or advisability. They do not change their form. They are always added to an infinitive verb. Take the sentence: You ought to eat your vegetables. The main verb is the infinitive "to eat", to which the modal verb "ought" is added to convey a sense that eating is an advisable course of action. Aught used as a noun means nothing or zero. Used as a pronoun it can also mean anything or all.

Outrageous vs. Outragous (spelling): Outrageous is always spelled with an "e". It is the adjectival cognate of the verb "to outrage", meaning to provoke anger or indignation, and is used to qualify persons (or their behaviour) as scandalous or contrary to conventional norms of social conduct. 

Overdo vs. Overdue (use, meaning): Overdo is the verb meaning to do something to excess, such as exercise or eat. Overdue is an adjective meaning unpaid, late, or delinquent, such as a bill or a library book.

Oxymoron (spelling, meaning): A rhetorical trope or figure in which contradictory terms are paradoxically conjoined, as in the phrase: "an honest thief". (Tee hee, yes trope will be on the Letter "T" Grow Your Vocab list)

If you haven't already (like that could ever happen), be sure to check out Grow Your Vocab posts brought to you by other letters. Definitions referenced via The Free Dictionary

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about the Letter "O".

Special thanks to my brother/in-house language expert for his insights and help with my Grow Your Vocab posts. If you find parts in the posts that include lots of grammar and academic-like words, yet still manage to be clear and easy to understand they're probably written by, or at the very least improved by his editing skills. He takes my incomprehensible and transforms it into something useful. 

Disclosure: I receive no compensation for my Grow Your Vocab posts. The purpose of these posts is merely to share information I think might be of interest to my readers. 

Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words Beginning With The Letter N #GrowYourVocab

Words Beginning With the Letter N Commonly Misused, Confused or Misspelled.

I'm back trying to clarify and demystify more words that are commonly confused, misused or misspelled. This post has been brought to you by the Letter "N".

Naive vs. Naivete: (usage) Naive is used to describe a person or action showing a "lack of worldly experience and understanding" or "lack of sophistication or critical judgement" (adjective) "Naivete is the state of being naive" or unsophisticated, inexperienced, uncritical, innocent or even gullible. It refers to a naive person or action. (noun)

Naught vs. Not vs. Knot: (usage) Naught means nothing or nonexistent. Not is used to express negation, denial or refusal. Knot refers to a nautical unit of speed, fastening something by tying two parts together, a tightening of something, or a circular hard section or lump of a tree that is visible in cut lumber. 

Nebulous: (meaning) Nebulous means "hazy, vague, indistinct or confused". Not clearly defined or easily understood. 

Necessitate vs. Necessity: (usage) Necessitate means to "require, compel, force or to make necessary or unavoidable". Necessary means "needed to achieve a certain effect or result".

Nefarious: (meaning) Nefarious means to be extremely evil or wicked. 

Neighbour vs. Neighbor: (spelling) Neighbour is the British spelling, whereas Neighbor is the American spelling and refers to someone living nearby. Both spellings are correct. 

Neither vs. Either: (usage) Neither can mean "not one or the other" or "also or similarly not". For example: Neither movie appeals to Joan, and if she doesn't want to go to the movies neither do I. Either can mean "one or the other" or "likewise or also". For example: We can either stay in and watch TV or go out to the movies, but if you're not going out I won't either. 

Neophyte: (meaning) Neophyte refers to someone recently or "newly converted to a belief or religion", or a "novice or beginner". 

Nine, Ninth, Ninety, Ninetieth: (spelling) Notice that only when spelling ninth is the e dropped. Most tricky of all is the spelling of ninetieth. 

Nonfiction vs. Non-fiction vs. Non Fiction: (spelling, usage) Both nonfiction and non-fiction are correct. I referred this to an expert in the field and he explained it this way: "This question is exemplary of a broader question concerning the use of hyphens in compound words. My impression is that the use of hyphenated words greatly increased in the twentieth century as the jargon from very technical vocabularies entered common parlance: military-industrial, socio-economic, crypto-fascist etcetera. I notice that spellcheck regularly recommends the use of hyphens." So there you have it folks both options are correct and look for parlance to be in the upcoming Letter "P" Grow Your Vocab post.  

Nonplussed: (spelling, usage) Nonplussed means to be bewildered and unsure how to react, or at a loss as to how to react, or to think say or do in reaction to.

Noticeable: (spelling) Noticeable is spelt with an e. 

If you haven't already (like that could ever happen) be sure to check out the Grow Your Vocab posts brought to you by other letters.
Definitions via Free Dictionary 

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about the letter "N".

Special thanks to my brother for his expertise and insights on my Grow Your Vocab posts.

Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post. The purpose of the post is merely to share with my readers information I think might be of interest to my readers. 

Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words Beginning With The Letter "M" #GrowYourVocab

Ten Words Beginning with the Letter "M" Commonly Misused, Confused or Misspelled. 

I'm back with another #GrowYourVocab post trying to clarify and demystify more words commonly misused, confused and misspelled. This post has been brought to you by the Letter "M".

Main vs. Mane: (usage) Main refers to the chief or largest part, or the most important or principal part of something, where as Mane refers to a long growth of hair on mammals such as horses, or on people.

Mall vs. Maul: (usage) Mall refers to "a large enclosed shopping complex, or a street lined with shops and closed to vehicles", where as Maul refers to a "type of hammer, a Rugby play, or to cause harm or treat roughly and injure or mutilate".

Maritime: (spelling) Related to, or adjacent to the sea. The term "The Maritimes" is used to refer specifically to Canada's eastern provinces as a collective or region. 

Maybe vs. May be: (usage) Maybe is "used to indicate uncertainty" possibly or perhaps. The rule seems to be if you can substitute perhaps then you use the single word maybe. May be is used to imply something is possible, could be or might be. If you can substitute could be then you use the the two words may be. 

Medieval: (spelling) It means "relating or belonging to the Middle Ages".

Mischievous: (spelling) It's meaning is "causing mischief, playful in a naughty or teasing way". 

Misspelled vs. Misspelt: (spelling/usage) To spell incorrectly. Spelled and spelt are interchangeable and are both correct spellings, with spelled being the American and spelt the British form. American usage sometimes regularizes the past principle of irregular verbs (e.g., pled/pleaded, dreamt//dreamed, shone/shined).

Momentary vs. Momentarily: (usage/meaning) Momentary means lasting for only a moment, or very brief" amount of time. Momentarily means "at any moment or very soon".

Moot vs. Mute: (usage) Moot means of no practical importance, or to render (a subject or issue) irrelevant". It can also mean "to bring up (a subject or issue) for discussion or debate. Mute means "refraining from producing speech or vocal sound, or not giving out sound or speech; silent". 

More vs. Mores: (usage/meaning) More means "greater number, size, amount, extent or degree". Mores refers to "accepted traditional customs of a particular social group" and "the customs and conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group". "Moral attitudes, manners and ways".  

Be sure to check out the Grow Your Vocab posts brought to you by other letters. 

Definitions via Free Dictionary.

Yep, just me Cathy thinking about the Letter M. 

Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post. The purpose of this post is merely to share with my readers information I think might be of interest to them.  

Talking Aboot #Canada Eh! 30 Uniquely #Canadian #Slang & Canadianisms.

Well up here in the great white north we do some things different eh. 

July 1st is Canada Day, so I thought we could have some pre-birthday fun by celebrating some of the ways we Canucks are uniquely Canadian. 

How aboot these 15 Canadian terms:

• Aboot: Actually most of us do not pronounce about as aboot, it's more of a stereotype; like we all live in igloos, drive dog sleds, and speak French.
• Eh: I actually say this all the time, and wasn't even aware of it until my husband pointed it out ... after 20 years of marriage. You'd think he might have mentioned something sooner! 
• Canuck: a Canadian of course. 
• Give'r: Give it all you got, your best effort. Said as encouragement, similar to You Go! 
• Housecoat: Means the same as bathrobe.
• Hydro: Refers to electrical power, usually in reference to what is billed for home or business, or what we see on our Hydro bill.
• Keener: A term to describe someone who is an eager beaver, or overly zealous. The term is used as a friendly jab; "you're such a keener". 
• Knapsack: It means backpack, and you know I packed everything I'll need for my afternoon nap in it. Okay not really, but I think from now on I should. 
• Pencil Crayons: Also known as colored pencils, or if you're Canadian it's coloured pencils. 
• Runners: Short for running shoes. I don't get the term sneakers!? ... where exactly are you sneaking to?) 
• Snowbirds: Refers to old folk who go south for the winter months to avoid the cold and shovelling the snow, so they can tell their relatives still in the cold and snow how HOT the temperature is where they are. Followed by saying "sorry".  
• Sorry: We say we're sorry about everything ... but we don't mean it. Nope not even a little bit sorry ... if you listen carefully you'll hear the sarcasm and passive aggressive tone. 
• Stag/Stagette: Bachelor party or bachelorette party.
• Toque: A hat perfect for the cold Canadian winters and BONUS it looks stylin'.
• Washroom: It means the same as bathroom or restroom (although I seldom rest in the bathroom but I do bath and wash). 

Or these 15 Canadian terms all aboot the Food & the Drinks eh:

• All Dressed Potato Chips: Basically take all the favourite chip flavours and put them together and you get all-dressed chips. 
• Beavertails: A deep fried pastry in the shape of a beaver's tail with a variety of topping options. My favourite is the Killaloe Sunrise: butter, cinnamon, brown sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice - YUM! 
• Bloody Caesar: Like a Bloody Mary but better, made from Vodka, Clamato juice (clam & tomato juice), Worchestershire sauce, hot sauce in a glass rimmed in celery salt. Cheers! 
• Brown Bread: Is what we call whole wheat bread. 
• Double Double: Refers to double cream, double sugar in a coffee. More specifically it refers to Timmies coffee. 
• Homo Milk: Is a shorten version of Homogenized milk or whole, full fat milk. 
• Ketchup Potato Chips: Ketchup flavoured potato chips are delish and it's so very sad others don't have these. 
• Mickey: A (375 ml) flask shaped bottle of liquor is called a Mickey, don't know why, it just is.  
• Pissed, Hammered, Polluted: All terms for very drunk. Hammered being my favourite.
• Pop: Short for Soda-pop. 
• Poutine: I know if sounds gross, but it's heaven (and a heart attack) on a plate. I'm a poutine purist so just deep fried french fries, topped with cheese curds and gravy. 
• Scoff: The term to scoff something down means to eat super quickly, in other words no need to actually chew, just swallow, because we're in a hurry! 
• Serviette: Means napkin.
• Timmies: Refers to Tim Hortons Donut Shops. They are everywhere!
• Two-Four, 2-4, or two-fur: A case of 24 beers. I don't even drink beer and I love the term two-fur.

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canucks! 

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud aboot Toques, knapsacks, two-furs and a trip to Timmies for a double-double and to scoff down some timbits.

Slammin' 90's #Slang: Don't like it? Talk to the Hand Cuz the Face Ain't Home!

Some fresh, phat, and mad slang came out of the 90's, much of which I still use. 

Not surprising since the 90's were all that and a bag of chips.

This was a busy decade for me. I got jiggy with it ... TMI? Well it's all good cause it resulted in a wedding. Bought a house, aka my crib, and got a dog ... an actual dog, not dawg. Bought a crib ... an actual crib and looked fat not phat ... because I was pregnant with 2 kids ... don't go there. This was a decade of peaceful simplicity and zen ... NOT! More like you had to laugh or you'd cry chaos, parenting fails and a comedy of errors. Wine, coffee, sarcasm and the F-Bomb were my vices of choice. Personally I think I deserve mad props just for surviving it without going postal. 

Interesting bit of 411: I've noticed a significant difference in term usage by those who survived the decade (parents) and those born in that decade (evil offspring, aka Thing 1 & Thing 2). I for one am unlikely to call anything or anyone a "wangsta" or "ghetto", or use the term "jacked". It's highly unlikely my kids will ever refer to someone or something as being "all that" and are never going to use that term followed by a reference to potato chips. Also never gonna happen: one of them asking someone to "talk to the hand" (the finger maybe, but never the hand). 

My favourites:

• Whatever!: I'm moving on, I don't care what you have to say about it AND no longer want to hear or talk about it. Also there's a good chance I'm annoyed at this point.
• As if: I don't believe you, not true, very unlikely or not going to happen.
• Deal (you'll just have to deal): Too bad you just have to deal with it, move on, get over it or stop over reacting.
• NOT!: Whatever I said before NOT! was not true, in In fact I meant the opposite of what I just said. 
• Not so much: I don't like it, sarcastic response to a statement indicating something, someone or some action is not acceptable or cool.
• Talk to the hand, cuz the face ain't home! or talk to the hand: I don't want to talk to you and/or about this. This conversation is over and I'm not going to discuss it anymore.
• Don't make me or I'm gonna open a can of whoop-ass on you: Self-explanatory.
• Hater or hate on: A hater is the person, hate on is the action of the hater reacting in a negative, jealous, or petty way and openly expressing those feeling about someone or something (usually in regards to someone or something that isn't really their business or concern). Don't be a hater cause if you are you might be called the next term on my list ... just saying lol. 
• Beeotch!: I think this is also self explanatory. If not try saying it out loud a few times.
• My bad. (followed by We good?): Sorry that was my fault, and I take full responsibility for it.
• It's all good: It's fine or alright, I'm not angry about it and there are no hard feelings. 
• You Go! or You Go Girl!: Encouragement to do something and/or praise about taking the intuitive or having the guts to do something out of one's comfort zone. 
• I be stylin': I'm looking good or stylish.

Terms my kids use(d):

• Peace Out: I'm leaving. 
• Sup: What is up or what is happening.
• Aiight: Alright, or that's alright. 
• Wangsta or Wangster (what a wangsta): A wanna be, not authentic, or fake. You think and act like you're cool and have street cred or all "gangsta" but you're not.  
• Ghetto (that's so ghetto): Cheap, lacking taste, showy, gaudy.
• Cool beans: Very cool.
• What up?: What are you up to, or what is happening?
• Jacked (he jacked my, or it was jacked): Taking or stealing something, or something that has been taken or stolen.
• Mad Skills: Excellent ability or extreme skills.
• Nice, Dude (and combined Nice Dude!): Dude is used talking to a friend or buddy. Nice refers to great or amazing. Used together it means something cool, great or awesome in reference to that friend or buddy.
• Props or Mad Props: Kudos or credit for something someone did.
• Shady (that's shady, he's shady and occasionally, "he be shaddy"): Something or someone is not legitimate, not to be trusted, not fair or deceptive.
• You be trippin' (or why you be trippin'?): Getting upset, angry, emotional or over reacting.

Did I miss any of your favourite sayings or slang from the 90's? 

And have you checked out my favourite big time legit 80's slang I still use? 

Yep, I was all like, it's just me Cathy thinking out loud about dope 90's slang that's Da Bomb.

Note: A) I'm not in any way suggesting these terms are politically correct, or advocating their use. And B) these definitions are based on my own understanding and memory of what these terms meant and how they were used in the 90's. So if you don't like them I respectfully ask you to take a chill pill, quit buggin' and quit icing my grill!

Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words Beginning With Letter "L" #GrowYourVocab

Ten Words Beginning with the Letter "L" Commonly Misused, Confused or Misspelled.

This post was brought to you by the letter "L".

Label: "Descriptive term, or item used to identify someone or something".

Legible: "Possible to read or decipher, Plainly discernible, apparent".

Liaison: "Means of communication, One that maintains communication".

Licence: (License - British spelling) "Permission to engage in a regulated activity, Document, card, plate or tag issued as proof of official or legal permission".

Liquefy: "To cause to become liquid".

Latter: "Person or thing mentioned second of two". 
vs
Ladder: Tool made of "bars, rungs or steps fixed between two supports".

Lessen: "To decrease or make less, To become less".
vs
Lesson: "Something to be taught, Something to be learned, An assignment or exercise".

Liable: "Legally responsible for or subject to".
vs
Libel: "Published statement damaging of a person, Discredit by circulation of libelous (alt spelling: libellous) statements".
Libel vs Slander: Libel is a "published or written statement to damage reputation, discredit" or harm a person. Slander is an "utterance of or dissemination of false statements or reports concerning a person in order to defame or injure that person". Legally: Libel is written, whereas Slander is verbal.

Lightening: "To make lighter, Reduce weight of". 
vs
Lightning: "Abrupt discontinuous natural electrical discharge in the atmosphere".

Loose: "To free or release, Not tight".
vs
Lose: "Misplace, Lose your way, Unable to find".

Take a peak at my #GrowYourVocab: Led, Lead, and Lead and put an end to this confusion.

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about the letter "L".

Definitions via the Free Dictionary.

Terms of Endearment for Your Main Squeeze #GrowYourVocab #WordList

I'm In The Mood For Love

14 Terms of Endearment for Your Main Squeeze

Word List:

Boo

(just in case you feel the need to hear boo used in a sentence)

Angel, Angel Face
Babe, Baby
Beau 

Darling

Honey, Honeybunch

Lover

Pookie

Poochie, Poochie-kins

Snookums

Sweetie, Sweetness

Sweetheart 

Sugar
My Valentine

Spread the love, grow your vocabulary and incorporate some of these 
into your writing and conversation with your Valentine. 

I'm kinda partial to Hot Stuff and Beefcake as well.

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about ways to say snookums.

Fifty-One Social Media Acronyms #SocialMedia #GrowYourVocab

With so many acronyms used on social media, I often feel I need someone to ELI5 (explain like I'm 5 years old) all the different terms and short forms.

I understand why we use them; out of necessary (140 character limit), to save time, and just for fun. This post is about growing your vocabulary and shrinking it all at the same time.

I have compiled a list of 51 social media acronyms,

with my absolute favourites highlighted in red.

A

AFAIK - as far as I know

AWHFY - are we having fun yet

B

BRB - be right back

BION - believe it or not

C

C4N - ciao for now

CTA - call to action

D

DAE - does anyone else

DFTBA - don't forget to be awesome

E

ELI5 - explain like I'm 5 years old

EOR - end of rant

F

FF - follow Friday

FTW - for the win

G

GTG (G2G) - got to go

GNSD - good night, sweat dreams

H

HTH (H2H) - happy to help

HT - hat tip

I

ICYMI - in case you missed it

IKR - I know right?!

J

JK - just kidding

JSYK - just so you know

K

KHYF - know how you feel

KIT - keep in touch

L

LLPOF - liar liar pants on fire

LSS - long story short

M

MT - modified tweet

MTF - more to follow

N

NP - no problem

NTS (N2S) - note to self 

O

OOTD - outfit of the day

ORL - oh really?!

P

POIDH - photos or it didn't happen

PSOG - pure stroke of genius

Q

QQ - quick question

QOTD - quote of the day

R

RBAY (RBAU, RB@Y RB@U) - right back at you

ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing

S

SMB - small business

SO (S/O) - shout out

T

TBT - throwback Thursday

TL;DR - too long; didn't read

U

U2U - up to you

URTB - you are the best

V

VBD - very big deal

VBG - very big grin

W

w/ - with 

WOTD - word of the day

X

XBF (XGF) - ex-boyfriend, ex girlfriend

XTL - cross the line

Y

YOLO - you only live once

YSK - you should know

Z

ZZZ - sleep or snore

Do you have any favourites I missed? 

Please share in the comments section. 

Consider this my work so no NSFW (not safe for work) shares please.

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about some of the IMHO (in my humble opinion) best or more useful SM (social media) acronyms. 

Lead, Lead and Led: Ending the Confusion: #GrowYourVocab #LearningNeverEnds

When, Where and How to Use Lead, Lead and Led

There's plenty to be confused about when it comes to the use of lead, lead and led. It doesn't help that lead has two pronunciations, one of which is the same as led, or that lead can be used as a verb, noun or adjective. So let me "lead" by saying I'm not an expert. I find writing stuff down and breaking ideas and concepts into smaller parts helps me to better understand them. Maybe it might help you too. 

Lead

Lead can be used as a verb, noun or adjective. 

Pronunciations: Lead (like Bead) Lead (like Bed)

Noun: Pronounced like Bead or Bed depending on use.

Lead (noun) A type of metal or metallic element: Pb is the symbol for Lead on the Periodic Table.

Lead (noun) fishing lead or weight (originally made from lead but also called lead): I attached a fishing lead to my line to sink my lure.

Lead (noun) term for dog leash: This dog lead is made from leather.

Verb: Pronounced like Bead when used as a verb present tense. 

Lead (verb) to show the route or way, guide or direct: I will lead the group to the conference room. Before we begin, I will lead you through the process. This hall will lead you to the lobby.

Lead (verb) at the front, ahead of, first position: She is in the lead to win her school's Spelling Bee. He's currently in the lead for the Innovation Award.

Lead: (verb) to begin: I'll like to lead this lecture with a look at the reading materials I've handed out.

Adjective: Pronounced like Bead or Bed depending on use. 

Lead (adjective) to describe principle or main: That is the lead dancer of the ballet company. Who is the team lead for this project. 

Lead (adjective) to describe an object: Are we using lead pipes instead of plastic pipes for this project?

Led

Past tense of the verb lead.

Led is always used as past tense.

Led (verb) is the past tense of lead - to show the way, guide or direct: I led the team to the conference room. I led the team through the process. We led the dance class with a tango. 

Tips to Help: Ask yourself: Is the past tense being used? Can you replace the word led with a synonym such as guided or directed and still have it make sense? If the answer is yes to both, then you're probably using led correctly. I led the team to the conference room. I guided the team to the conference room. I directed the team to the conference room.

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about Lead, Lead and Led and ways to Grow Your Vocabulary.

If I've made any errors in this post please remember I'm not an expert. I'm merely sharing my insights from my efforts to find answers to where, when and how to use lead, lead and led correctly. In other words please be respectful in your comments. 

The following were used as reference on this grow you vocabulary journey: 

Lead versus Led: Write Content Solutions  Lead, Lead or Led: Writers Digest.com

10 Synonyms for Participate - My Word For 2016 #GrowYourVocab #LearningNeverStops

Ten Synonyms for Participate

#GrowYourVocab Word List

My Word for 2016 is Participate, so for inspiration I put together a list of synonyms

 I can draw on to keep me motivated to participate and #JustSayYes.

be party to

collaborate

cooperate

engage

have a hand in

involved

partake

part of

share in

synergistic

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about a year of #JustSayYes.

Definitions for the above words can be found at The Free Dictionary.com

Five Commonly Misused or Misspelled Words Beginning With The Letter K. #GrowYourVocab

5 Words Beginning With the Letter "K" That Are Commonly Misused, Confused or Misspelled.

This post was brought to you by the letter "K". 

Knave: "An unprincipled, crafty fellow, Dishonest man, rogue".

Kudos: "Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement." Interesting Note: Kudos is the singular form of the word although many mistakenly use it as a plural form. 

Kitsch: "Excessively garish or sentimental art, usually considered in bad taste".

Karat: "US and Canadian measure of the proportion of gold in a alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy. Also spelled Carat in Britain and certain other countries."

 vs 

Carat: "A measurement of the weight of precious stones esp. diamonds. International Carat is 0.20 grams."

vs

Caret: "A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where something is to be inserted in a line of printed or written matter."

vs

Carrot: A plant, that "the usually tapering elongate, fleshy orange root of this plant, is eaten raw or cooked".

Kernel vs Colonel: A kernel is "a grain or seed, as a cereal grass enclosed in a husk" whereas a Colonel is a military rank that in the US and Canadian Forces is the highest rank of senior officer", but "junior to a Brigadier-General".  

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about the letter "K".

Definitions via The Free Dictionary

Word List: Ten Words for Feelings & Emotions #GrowYourVocab #NeverStopLearning

Ten Less Common Descriptive Words to Try 

When Describing Feelings and Emotions. 

The Word List below includes ten words to describe emotions that you may not have heard of or used before. Why not grow your vocabulary and try using them in your conversation or writing today?

Happy:

Jubilant: "Feeling or expressing great joy".
Jovial: "Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer".

Sadness:
Bereaved: "Having been deprived of something or someone valued, especially through death".
Morose: "Suddenly melancholy, gloomy, ill-tempered". 

Anger:
Bristling: "To react in an angry or offended manner".
Belligerent: "Inclined or eager to fight, hostile or aggressive".

Fear:
Aversive: "Causing avoidance of a thing, situation or behaviour by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus". 
Solicitude: "A state of solicitude, causes anxiety or concern, an attitude of extreme attentiveness".

Shame:
Penitent: "Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins".
Rueful: "Causing, feeling or expressing sorrow or regret".

Did you learn any new words from this post? 

Yep, just me Cathy thinking out loud about descriptive words.
The above definitions were found at  The Free Dictionary