New year means new and exciting words to add to our vocabulary

Nothing like a new list of words to add to our vocabulary. Here are 23 words that we’ll likely be using this year. ­Photo: AFP

A new year means new words to add to our vocabulary! Here we’ve gathered 23 words that we’ll likely be using this year.

Abstainer: With “Dry January” underway, the spotlight is on strategies of avoiding alcohol. But some people don’t wait for January to stop drinking but rather have integrated not drinking into their lifestyle. Often referred to as abstainers, from the Latin “abstinere” (“withhold,” “keep back,” “keep off”), a growing number of people are embracing this sober lifestyle for a variety of reasons, and saying that life without alcohol can be enjoyable and exciting too.