Reliving the Past Through the Writings of the Queen of Historical Fiction
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wordy Wednesday
Sorry for the lack of posts and updates, but Lucy and I have both been really busy lately. Here are some words:
assailing - to attack vigorously or violently.
caustic - severely critical or sarcastic
debarred - to hinder or prevent
lassitude - a condition of indolent indifference
noisome - harmful or injurious to health
opined - to hold or express an opinion
peremptory - leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
pithily - brief, forceful and meaningful in expression
repertoire - the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field
sidled - to edge along furtively
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You will have to check out my list of words next week when I have finished The Merry Monarch's Wife - I have a running list about a mile long...haha.
ReplyDeleteGreat! It's amazing how many unusual words you find!
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