Original post date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
tarradiddle \tair-uh-DID-uhl\, noun:1. A petty falsehood; a fib.2. Pretentious nonsense.
Cecilia wound her way through the orchard to Mme. Aveline's manor. She absolutely had to share the latest bit of town tarradiddle heard at church the day before.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
'Ello, guv'nor!
Original post date: Monday, December 3, 2007
soporific \sop-uh-RIF-ik; soh-puh-\, adjective: 1. Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep. 2. Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy.
"Unfortunately, gang, I'm off to go talk to Chambers," grumbled Inspector Rawlins to his crew. "Honestly, that man is as soporific as the narcotic that killed the govenor."
soporific \sop-uh-RIF-ik; soh-puh-\, adjective: 1. Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep. 2. Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy.
"Unfortunately, gang, I'm off to go talk to Chambers," grumbled Inspector Rawlins to his crew. "Honestly, that man is as soporific as the narcotic that killed the govenor."
The Second Largest Threat (next to bears)
Original post date: Thursday, November 29, 2007
hirsute \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\, adjective: Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.
Dwight Talking Head: I would literally give up my TransAm to be able to grow a pelt of fur in the wintertime. The wolf is incredibly hirsute, which allows it to survive the harsh Pennsylvania winters.
PS: I love how perfectly this word worked for Dwight.
PPS: Thursdays are now just television related, so I can write about Ned and Chuck as well.
hirsute \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\, adjective: Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.
Dwight Talking Head: I would literally give up my TransAm to be able to grow a pelt of fur in the wintertime. The wolf is incredibly hirsute, which allows it to survive the harsh Pennsylvania winters.
PS: I love how perfectly this word worked for Dwight.
PPS: Thursdays are now just television related, so I can write about Ned and Chuck as well.
Pemberley
Original post date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
incongruous \in-KONG-groo-us\, adjective: 1. Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness. 2. Inconsistent with reason, logic, or common sense.
Wilburn stared at his feet as he paced the floor of the drawing room. How could Lorraine's actions be so incongruous with her previous thoughts about betrothal?
incongruous \in-KONG-groo-us\, adjective: 1. Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness. 2. Inconsistent with reason, logic, or common sense.
Wilburn stared at his feet as he paced the floor of the drawing room. How could Lorraine's actions be so incongruous with her previous thoughts about betrothal?
L'chaim!
Original post date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
kvetch \KVECH\, intransitive verb: 1. To complain habitually.
"Oy vey!" kvetched Ginger, "There's totally no way we've got time for a pop quiz this close to the end of the period!"
kvetch \KVECH\, intransitive verb: 1. To complain habitually.
"Oy vey!" kvetched Ginger, "There's totally no way we've got time for a pop quiz this close to the end of the period!"
Doorstep
Original Post Date: Monday, November 26, 2007
foundling \FOWND-ling\, noun: A deserted or abandoned infant; a child found without a parent or caretaker.
Carson stared at the child, unsure of how to respond to the baby's whimpers. The foundling, cradled in a car seat, was on his kitchen table when he arrived home from work half an hour before. The apperance of the child was odd enough, but she had the eyes and dimples of Maura--his sister who had been dead for six years.
foundling \FOWND-ling\, noun: A deserted or abandoned infant; a child found without a parent or caretaker.
Carson stared at the child, unsure of how to respond to the baby's whimpers. The foundling, cradled in a car seat, was on his kitchen table when he arrived home from work half an hour before. The apperance of the child was odd enough, but she had the eyes and dimples of Maura--his sister who had been dead for six years.
About this blog
Here's the deal, guys. I love words. I love how they mesh together to form simple sentences, exquisite explanations, delirious detail, and poignant paragraphs. Alliteration is pretty awesome, too. And to celebrate my love, I have challenged myself to create a sentence (or a few) every weekday using a new word (courtesy of http://www.dictionary.com/).
Each day will revolve around a certain book genre.
Monday=Mystery
Tuesday=Teen
Wednesday=Way back when
Thursday=Television (Okay, I'm fudging big time on this one, but it's my blog.)
Friday=Fantasy
Saturday=Snarky
Sunday=Song lyrics
You get the idea.
Here's an example:
Bellicose \BEL-ih-kohs\, adjective:Inclined to or favoring war or strife; warlike; pugnacious.
"Geoffrey's bellicose nature," pondered Hibbens, "inclines me to think that he's a more likely suspect than Christoph. Drat him and his iron-clad alibi!"
This should be fun! (And by fun, I of course mean that it's basically just one big ulterior motive to help me prepare for the GRE.)
Each day will revolve around a certain book genre.
Monday=Mystery
Tuesday=Teen
Wednesday=Way back when
Thursday=Television (Okay, I'm fudging big time on this one, but it's my blog.)
Friday=Fantasy
Saturday=Snarky
Sunday=Song lyrics
You get the idea.
Here's an example:
Bellicose \BEL-ih-kohs\, adjective:Inclined to or favoring war or strife; warlike; pugnacious.
"Geoffrey's bellicose nature," pondered Hibbens, "inclines me to think that he's a more likely suspect than Christoph. Drat him and his iron-clad alibi!"
This should be fun! (And by fun, I of course mean that it's basically just one big ulterior motive to help me prepare for the GRE.)
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