I like words. Have I mentioned that I like words? I do, I like words. Here are some of my favorites from my recently renewed bibliophile obsession ('N' next to a word indicates that it is new to me). Thanks to Merriam-Webster.com for the definitions.
specious
bollard (N)
assiduous
eponymous
salubrious
casuistry (N)
perspicacity
hieratic (N)
gaol (N)
ribald
sardonic
malodorous
peripatetic
sobriquet
ersatz
stertorous (N)
plus fours (N)
secateurs (N)
insouciance
querulous
agrimony (N)
apoplectic
frangible
exigent
abnegate
mirabile dictus (N)
bollard (N)
assiduous
eponymous
salubrious
casuistry (N)
perspicacity
hieratic (N)
gaol (N)
ribald
sardonic
malodorous
peripatetic
sobriquet
ersatz
stertorous (N)
plus fours (N)
secateurs (N)
insouciance
querulous
agrimony (N)
apoplectic
frangible
exigent
abnegate
mirabile dictus (N)
Finished World Without End over the weekend. Nice little read (well, not little; over 1000 pages!), although I'd forgotten how debauchery-filled Ken Follett's books are. Maybe a little more history & a little less bodice ripping next time, Mr. Follett? Now I'm slogging the rest of the way through The Black Book; only about 200 more pages to go...
This jumps me up to 4 of 52 books (8%) and 2,327 (9%) completion on my 25,000 page goal for the year! Go me!
This jumps me up to 4 of 52 books (8%) and 2,327 (9%) completion on my 25,000 page goal for the year! Go me!
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You're so ambitious! I'm afraid if I tried to calculate the pages I read - would I feel more obligated than enjoy reading so much? How's that working for you?
ReplyDeleteI am also a word lover. I totally get into reading the dictionary; I've done it for years and years.
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