Wondrous Words Wednesday

I wrote this blog post a while back, so I don’t remember the name of the book I got these words from.. but here they are anyways! :)

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Lyre-back
(adj.)
Definition: similar design of a lyre shape
Usage: “…Furnished with lyre-back chairs, delicate sofas, and a spinet.”

Modiste
(n.)
Definition: one that produces, designs, or deals in women's fashions.
Usage: “…Aunt Charlotte and the modiste went into raptures over Georgina.”

Odious
(adj.)
Definition: offensive; repugnant
Usage: “I was sure she would be odious…”

Ensconced
(v.)
Definition: to settle (oneself) securely or comfortably
Usage: “Lady Tarleton and Dorothea were already ensconced in the drawing room.”

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

So, I thought I’d give up on this meme, but my friends have once again been telling me exciting words. :)

Did you know that “splendiferous” is an actual word? If you don’t believe me, look it up!

 

Splendiferous
(adj)
Definition: grand; splendid
Origin: from Latin splendor radiance + ferre to bring
Usage: That is just splendiferous!

 

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P.S. Allie, thanks for pointing out that this is an actual word! :)

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Yes, more words from my favorite book. Every time I read it I come back with at least 3 new words. *giggle giggle*

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Saccharine
(adj)
Definition: having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character
Usage: “She sends him a saccarine smile.”
~MissMatch


Mince
(v)
Definition: to pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement
Usage: “Brandon doesn’t mince words when it comes to evangelism.”
~MissMatch

Trepidation
(n)
Definition: a state of alarm or dread; apprehension
Usage: “Hannah’s eyes are wide with trepidation.”
~MissMatch


Cinch
(n)
Definition: something easy to accomplish
Usage: “Anyway, chocolate will be a cinch after all that.”
~MissMatch

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Once again, another church word. :) Thanks to Mrs. Kay for suggesting this word and “largess” to me.

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Allurement
(v.)
Definition: to be highly, often subtly attractive
Usage: “even the Story Girl blossomed out with a charm and allurement more potent than any regular loveliness”
~The Golden Road

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Today’s words are brought to you by the letter F. :)
F for friends, that is.
Both of my words were brought to us by some of my random friends who send random emails with random words! :)

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Altruistic
(n)
Definition: unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
Usage: “Jace's altruistic tendencies made him an excellent friend and confidant.”
~Sophie

Nidifugous
(adj)
Definition: leaving the nest a short time after hatching
Usage: “Our ducklings are nidifugous.”
~Mrs. Lindsay

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Yes. More words from my new favorite book series. :)

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Buzzsaw
(n)
Definition: a circular saw; - so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
Usage: “Stop yelling like a buzzsaw and get in my house!”
~Miss Match

Moniker
(n)
Definition: Slang a person's name or nickname
Usage: “No wonder Odella has a moniker like that.”
~Miss Match

Fawn
(v)
Definition: to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
Usage: “‘Bless you,’ she fawns when I climb back in.”
~Miss Match

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

My reading choices these past couple weeks have been limited. Well, limited in my view. SO, I’ve been reading (and rereading, and rereading) the Lauren Holbrook series, by Erynn Mangum. The characters are very personable and I’m definitely in love with this series and her new Maya Davis series

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Fetish
(n)
Definition: an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation
Usage: “Dad, aware of my word fetish, doesn’t do anything but smile at me.”
~Miss Match

Conniving
(adj)
Definition: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
Usage: “You and Susan have the same little conniving brain.”
~Miss Match

Condone
(v)
Definition: to overlook, forgive, or disregard
Usage: “Your plan worked… not that I condone it.”
~Miss Match

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

This first word is a ballet term. The ordinary human will probable not care about what it means, but for me, it was quite the revelation. I had no idea it meant that!

Piqué
(v)
Definition: To prick
Usage: “The dancer did a series of piqué passé turns.”

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This next word I found while listening to my Bible this morning.

Transgress
(v)
Definition: To commit an offense by violating a law or command; sin
Usage: “But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.”
~Hosea 6:7
 

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Once again, I have a new word from church. :)
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Cleaving
(v.)
Definition: to split
Usage: “On joyful wing cleaving the sky”
~Nearer, My God, To Thee (song)

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Yesterday while at drama practice, some of my friends were discussing judges who were being rude to some debaters. They called them “Snarky.” Kinda ironic, eh? :)

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Snarky
(adj)
Definition: rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; irritable or short-tempered
Usage: “The look on his face was priceless when he was called snarky by the judge!”

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Wondrous Words

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”
~2 Corinthians 12:9

Sufficient
(adj.)
Definition: capable to meet a need or purpose; as much as needed


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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Sunday, as the preacher was preaching and his slides were coming up on the screen I caught what I thought was a typo.
I was discussing it with my dad afterwards and he said he had looked up the word, and it actually was supposed to be “misspelled” like our preacher had spelled it!

Largess
(n.)
Definition: extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Usage: “In God’s hands our little is His largess.”
~Allen Wright

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hope you all remembered to wear green  today. :)

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Prerogative
(n.)
Definition: a special quality that confers superiority
Usage: “She would exercise her royal prerogative.”
~To Kill a Mockingbird

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

I finally finished “My Ántonia.” Probably my favorite book I’ve read this school year. Simple, easy to follow, not depressing, lively… you get the picture. I vaguely knew these following words, but I wanted to double-check their meanings. :)

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In-ci-vil-i-ty
(n.)
Definition: lack of civility or courtesy; rudeness.
Usage: “And said that he would have him discharged for incivility.”
~My Ántonia

Dis-ap-pro-ba-tion
(n.)
Definition: moral or social disapproval.
Usage: “Disapprobation hurt me, I found.”
~My Ántonia


Cham-pi-on
(v.)
Definition: to defy or challenge.
Usage: “..I continued to champion Antonia.” 
~My Ántonia


Con-spic-u-ous
(adj.)
Definition: clearly visible; obvious or showy.
Usage: “ …and made them conspicuous among Black Hawk women.”
~My Ántonia

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

I’m still reading “My Antonia” and am still finding numerous words. :)

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Lariat
(n.)
Definition: a rope for picketing grazing horses or mules.
Usage: “I wonder if she wouldn’t have scratched a little if we’d laid hold of that lariat rope!”
~My Antonia

Range
(n.)
Definition: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food.
Usage: “Tony would… build a fire in the range on which she had cooked three meals that day.”
~My Antonia

Planed
(v.)
Definition: to smooth or finish or flatten.
Usage: “When he planed, his hands went back and forth over the boards…” 
~My Antonia

Coroner
(n.)
Definition: a public officer whose primary function is to investigate by inquest any death thought to be of other than natural causes.
Usage: “Grandfather would bring the coroner back with him to spend the night.”
~My Antonia

Bole
(n.)
Definition: the trunk of a tree.
Usage: “Her neck came up strongly out of her shoulders, like the bole of a tree out of the turf.”
~My Antonia

Lithographs
(n.)
Definition: copies of typed, written or drawn material
Usage: “We had files of those good old family magazines which used to publish colored lithographs of famous paintings.”
~My Antonia


Pasteboard
(n.)
Definition: a thin firm board made of sheets of paper pasted together or pressed paper pulp.
Usage: “We hung it (the cedar tree) with.. bits of candle which Fuchs had fitted into pasteboard sockets.”
~My Antonia

Pommel
(n.)
Definition: the upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
Usage: “I could see that he was bringing in a little cedar tree across his pommel.”
~My Antonia

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

:) I haven’t done this meme in a couple weeks. To make up for it, here’s a large list of new words I’ve learned from my current literature book, My Āntonia.

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Sheik or Sheikh
Usage: “I once heard a missionary say it was like the beard of an Arabian sheik.”
~My Āntonia


Intonation
(n.)
Definition: the act of chanting
Usage: “I was awed by his intonation of the word ‘Selah.’”
~My Āntonia

Selah
(n.)
Definition: a Hebrew word of unknown meaning occurring in the Old Testament psalms, and thought to be a musical direction
Usage: “I was awed by his intonation of the word ‘Selah.’”
~My Āntonia

Oracular
(adj.)
Definition: solemnly prophetic
Usage: “But, as he uttered it, it became oracular, the most sacred of words.”
~My Āntonia

Squadrons
(n.)
Definition: a multitude or horde
Usage: “Queer little red bugs came out and moved in slow squadrons around me.”
~My Āntonia

Gaudy
(adj.)
Definition: showy in a tasteless or vulgar way
Usage: “He… brought out a gaudily painted harmonica.”
~My Āntonia

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

My life has been especially crazy this week with us practically living over at my grandparents house. Here are a few words I learned in my history book.

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Beleaguered
(adj.)
Definition: harrassed, plagued.
Usage: “In 1869, the beleaguered pope called the First Vatican Council.”

Resurgence
(n.)
Definition: a continuing after interruption; a renewal.
Usage: “The new pope, Pius IX, supported the ‘resurgence.’”

Prelates
(n.)
Definition: a high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop.
Usage: “From the Vatican he exerted more authority than even the most powerful prelates of the Middle Ages.”

Pervade
(v.)
Definition: to be present throughout
Usage: “They prayed that a spirit of missions would pervade the conference.”

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Once again, I am a slacker this week. I was too lazy to write down the new words I learned. I know. That’s really lazy. :P lol. Oh well, I took the time to find one word that I’ll put on here for this week. Enjoy!

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Epithet
(n.)
Definition: a term used to characterize a person or thing
Usage: “The frog is justly sensitive to epithets like these.”
~The Frog, a poem by Hilaire Belloc

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

First off, I want to thank y’all for the birthday wishes yesterday. I’m so excited to get my permit! :)

And I’ve only found a few words from Moby Dick worth mentioning this week… enjoy the skimpiness! :) 

 

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Isinglass
(n.)
Definition: gelatin made from the air bladders of freshwater fish, used as a clarifying agent and adhesive
Usage: “That same infinitely thin, isinglass substance…”
~Moby Dick

Brit
(n.)
Definition: tiny crustaceans that form a major part of the diet of right whales
Usage: “We fell in with vast meadows of brit, the minute, yellow substance.”
~Moby Dick

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Wondrous Words Wednesday – wk. 17

(99th blog post!!!)

Well, I’ve started Moby Dick now. Thank goodness it’s more interesting than War of the Worlds.

 

 

 

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Tantamount
(adj.)
Definition: equivalent in effect or value
Usage: “This must have seemed to him tantamount to larceny in the first degree.”
~Moby Dick

Larceny
(n.)
Definition: theft
Usage: “This must have seemed to him tantamount to larceny in the first degree.”
~Moby Dick

Abstemious
(adj.)
Definition: eating and drinking in moderation
Usage: “But for all this, the great negro was wonderfully abstemious, not to say dainty.”
~Moby Dick

Progenitors
(n.)
Definition: a direct ancestor
Usage: “For though their progenitors, the builders of Babel…”
~Moby Dick

Expatiate
(v.)
Definition: to speak or write at length
Usage: “Let us, in some measure, expatiate here.”
~Moby Dick

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