Wonderous Words Wednesday!

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at bermudaonion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun!

Today's words all come from Latter-Day Cipher by Latayne Scott.

“When Lugosi left the Memphis newspaper to “head west” late last year, Selonnah purged him from her mind and now he seemed resurrected, perennially renascent as his namesake.”

Renascent--being reborn; springing again into being or vigor

“It was as if time were knitting a caesura.”

Caesura -- A pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics. Or A pause or interruption, as in conversation: After another weighty caesura the senator resumed speaking.

“They would have jumped on this, he thought grimly to himself, faster than you could say apostolic interregnum.”

Apostolic-- of or characteristic of an apostle.
Interregnum--A gap in continuity.

I looked up both words…and really, I’m still not too sure what the heck this guy’s talking about!! Maybe a gap in the continuity of the apostles of the church, like one guy dies and it takes some time for another?

“But somebody had actually reified those penalties on the body of an apostate.”

Reify-- to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.

“With a spiritual dusting off of his resurrected hands, Moroni’s soteriological job was done.”

Soteriological--The theological doctrine of salvation as effected by Jesus.

I don't think I'll ever work these words into a conversation!! Some obscure words, at least for me! (I'm feeling a tad dumbed down today!!)

What new words have you discovered lately?

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Wonderous Words Wednesday!

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at bermudaonion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun!

Today's words all come from Life Sentences by Laura Lippman

” And they were very solitary enterprises. Solipsistic, even."

Solipsistic --The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified

"She took the bypass by mistake and had to backtrack, finding herself in the heart of one of those small towns that declared, “If you lived here, you would be home by now.” Was that a tautology?"

Tautology-- Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy

I liked these words, not necessarily new to me, but words that I’ve always had an idea about what they meant, but never really bothered to look up. I enjoy finding out my idea of their definition is close!


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Wonderous Words!

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at bermudaonion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun!

Today's words all come from Odd Hours by Dean Koontz.

“The tintinnabulation” of glass raining on stonework was a charming as an orchestra of fairy bells, which I was able to enjoy because I had gotten safely beyond the zone of raining shards.

Tintinnabulation-- the ringing or sound of bells. (I actually knew this one...but just think its a really cool sounding word!)

“To protect the innocent, to avoid being one of Burke’s good men who do nothing, you have to accept permanent scars that cincture work” the heart and traumas of the mind that occasionally reopen to weep again.

Cincture-- to gird with or as if with a cincture; encircle; encompass.

“After shaking open one of the blankets, I refolded it lengthwise to make a soft and simple catafalque on which to place her.”

Catafalque-- a raised structure on which the body of a deceased person lies or is carried in state.

What new words have you discovered lately?

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Wonderous Words!

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at bermudaonion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun!

Today's words all come from Big Sid's Vincati.

“Once inside the factory, he was cordially welcomed by Paul Richardson, the work’s technical boffin.”

Boffin-British slang for a scientist or technical expert.

“Sid knelt and mutely administered the needed dose of spanner work”

Spanner—British once again, it means wrench.

“He reached for his pocket screwdriver and wrench and began to circle the bike, fettling. He let in a little more air in one cylinder, lowered the slide on the other.”

Fettling—usually a term with regards to metallurgy, in this case, it means “tinkering” or “adjusting”.

What new words have you discovered lately?

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Wonderous Words Wednesday!

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy over at bermudaonion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun. All of my words this week come from Odd Hours by Dean Koontz.

"As inch by inch I pulled myself out of the water, the calcareous shells of the crustaceans cracked and splintered, so the air smelled and tasted chalkier than ever."

calcareous--just what it sound like....consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.

"Hecate's Canyon was a defile, but wider than some, and deep, with a stream at the bottom."

defile--A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement

What new words have you discovered?

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