Vocab Makes you Brainy

Words are good. There are studies that show that people with superior vocabularies tend to have higher paying jobs, receive more promotions, and be more intelligent and better educated than their peers. I think that this last point is probably the real culprit behind all of this rampant success. If you have an extensive vocabulary it almost goes without saying that you are well-educated (by self or institution) and thus well-read and thus generally more intellectually impressive.

After giving this more thought however I have concluded that there could be a direct connection between superior vocab and superior intellect. I will give you an example of this connection. The other day I learned the word "ennui" (pronounced in a Pennsylvania accent like "on we"). It is a noun, specifically the feeling of restlessness that one gets after being inactive for too long. I have had this feeling many times but did not often discuss it with others or even spend time thinking about it privately. This is because it would take me about 5 words to describe the feeling. I didn't think that it was a human feeling but rather a weird Emma Tipping feeling that I had to somehow personally define. Now I can speak ennui about it with one word. People can more easily understand my meaning. Furthermore, since a word already exists (obviously scavenged from another language, no less) I know that I am not alone in the feeling. Finally, I now have another fixed idea in my mind to work with when I am interpretting the world. With definition comes understanding and with understanding comes expansion.

Now that I have exhausted myself explaining my intentions I will finally explain this post and its little brothers and sisters to follow. When I find an interesting word that clarifies a previously nebulous sensation or that opens up a door to exciting new questions, I will post that word with one or a few definitions. I exigently await your congratulatory approbations and the addition of your own linguistic findings.