New words can confuse me---think urban dictionary entries.
Text abbreviations confound me. Even "new" words added to a 1900 dictionary have no meaning to me. Housecraft???
But....I have friends who keep me on my toes---and stretch what's left of my old brain.They stoke my acronym interest all the way to Allacronymn.
Recently, ljj shared a newly found list. New to me as well.
Contronyms..........
Vocabulary broadening for me.
My thoughts began to see that many words, even some homonyms (fine as okay, fine as an imposing a penalty for offense, fine as not coarse) have very different meanings......therefore context is key.
Without using "big" interpretative words i.e. exegesis, hermeneutics one can approach scripture in context by reading passages before and after the verse one is considering. Biblical reference books offer help as well. Even among Biblical scholars there can be discrepancies of interpretation of some Scriptures.
For me, I have asked the Lord to lead me to truth and understanding that is aligned with His truth. The Bible is the inspired word of God---I need to do more than just "peruse" it, as in skim in a leisurely way or read without attention to detail. I need to read or examine in detail, which is another definition for peruse. How confusing is that!
For me this can be a long process.
I hope to "bolt" a few contronyms to my brain before they "bolt" from my brain.
