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Wordcraft (noun) means Great skill in choosing and using words, especially in speech or writing.

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Great skill in choosing and using words, especially in speech or writing.

"To identify a piece of speech in finance as rhetoric is not to damn it but to identify it as part of wordcraft." — Deirdre N. McCloskey, How to be human: though an economist (2000)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Formed from word and -craft.

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"wordcraft" (noun) means great skill in choosing and using words, especially in speech or writing.