✅ A bookworm is a person who is often reading or studying, especially someone who loves and enjoys books (I take a book with me everywhere, I’m such a bookworm).

✅ A bibliophile is a person who loves books, particularly a person who collects books (As a bibliophile, I like to find as many editions of my favorite books as I can).

✅ Bookworm and bibliophile both refer to people who love books and reading.

✅ Bookworm is a more informal word and can describe someone who loves or spends a lot of time studying rather than a person who reads for pleasure.

✅ Telling describes something that is effective or striking (a telling analysis of the situation).

✅ Cogent describes something that is incisive or convincing (a cogent point).

✅ Both words refer to things that are effective, particularly due to their incisive or forceful delivery.

✅ Telling can also describe something that is revealing (a telling smile).

✅ Captivated describes having your attention captured and held (a silent, captivated audience).

✅ Spellbound describes being enchanted or fascinated, as if by a spell (I was left spellbound by the beautiful gowns).

✅ Both of these words refer to being fascinated or enchanted by something.

✅ Both also imply being so enchanted that it’s all you can focus on or think about.