Words of the Day :: vapid and inanity

I always come across new words in random places.

The first of today's words is not new to me, but I liked its usage in The Cut blog post about last night's episode of The City.

Definition according to dictionary.com:
vapid (adj.): without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious

Example:

Adam chases Allie outside when she leaves the party, maintaining that Catarina is lying. We think he's lying. He's a vapid male model, so it's hard to read him, in the way reading a 500-page book that only has twenty words on 117 random pages would prove challenging.

I've never heard of the word inanity before. Have you?

Again, the definition from dictionary.com:
inanity (n.): lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness

Example:

"Who even cares, honestly?" Olivia says of Allie's love-triangle problem. "It's such a waste of time." Yes. This is exactly how we've felt about all Hills-related shows in the history of time. Yet, like watching Miley Cyrus perform on the Today show, there's something fascinating in the inanity of it all.

Now go on and use your new words wisely.

Adios!