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

Wordy Wednesday

Here are our words this week. I need help with a couple of them!

cessation (n) temporary or complete stopping

gourmand (n) a person who is fond of good eating

louring (adj) to be dark and threatening

palatable (adj) acceptable or agreeable

equivocation (n) a fallacy caused by the double meaning of a word

panegyrie CAN YOU TRANSLATE THIS ONE, LUCY?

pettishly (adj) petulantly peevish

stultifying (v) to cause to appear foolish

panche ?? Also not in the dictionary.

tocsin (n) a bell used to sound an alarm

Wordy Wednesday & some announcements

Announcement # 1 : This is our 100th post!

Announcement # 2 : Dolleygurl won The Silk Vendetta!

Announcement # 3 : The Plantagenet Prelude is our book for August!

Now that's out of the way, let's get onto our words for this week.

1. chary - cautious or careful, shy or timid
2. voluble - fluent, talkative
3. asperity - hardship, difficulty
4. farcical - ludicrous, absurd
5. jocularly - suited to joking, jesting

Wordy Wednesday Giveaway

Today we are giving away a copy of The Silk Vendetta by Victoria Holt via a draw. To be entered you must list ONE Plaidy word and its definition.

*For any newbies, Plaidy words are uncommon, intellectual or archaic words you find in her novels (there are lots!!)



"The majestic Silk House stands as a testament to the Sallonger family's time-honored tradition of exquisite silk making. Home to the spirited Lenore Cleremont and her grandmother, who works as a designer for the legendary silk firm, the young Lenore is educated with the wealthy Sallonger children. As the girl matures, her charm and beauty win the hearts of both Sallonger sons. But Lenore cannot foresee that this exciting newfound love will bring both tragedy and peril.

For after she chooses a husband, Lenore's happy life is shadowed by a succession of violent and mysterious acts that point to an inexplicable vengeance. Fleeing, she and her grandmother begin anew as couturiers to the haute monde in Paris. The business prospers but a malevolent fate pursues her still. Born of a generations-old rivalry and nurtured by years of deceit, it threatens now to destroy all that Lenore values. Only when an ancient family feud is unraveled, and an arrogant French count reveals the dark secrets of the past, will Lenore escape forever the menace of the silk vendetta."

GIVEAWAY ENDS WEDNESDAY JULY 15th!

Wordy Wednesday Wordsearch

We have a little puzzle for this Wordy Wednesday! See how many words you can find, and then see if you can find the secret word. The first person to name the secret word wins a copy of Lilith by Jean Plaidy!



Word List:
ascendant
chilblain
discernment
escritoire
magnamious
martinet
noisome
pestiferous
repertoire
sycophant

secret word hint: means enthusiastic expression of approval