I have been all over the place the last few weeks, so I'm thrilled to be able to post some words this week! The words are from Going Fast by Elaine McClusky. This is a book that I'm reading for the EcoLibris Green Reading Challenge - stop back on November 10th for my review.
Some of these are really interesting! Check them out:
1. Tumid: Swollen; distended
"His body was so tumid, Ownie noticed, that he could have been wearing a padded suit. "
2. Caliginous: Dark, misty, gloomy
"When purged, the toxins left as caliginous clouds of poison..."
3. Pogey: Financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government
"There was no pogey or nothing."
4. Abstemious: Eating and drinking in moderation. Characterized by abstinence or moderation.
"After years of living the abstemious life of an athlete, of honing his body for one narrow purpose, he had decided to party."
5. Vertiginous: Dizzy; having or causing a whirling sensation.
"...a vertiginous shaft of swirling buoys, hot pain, and otherworldly doubts."
6. Strathspey: A Scottish dance resembling, but slower than, the reel; the music for this.
"It is time we return to our traditions, to the older strathspeys and reels that speak to the Gaelic heart."
7. Bochdan: Bogeyman
"How could he argue with Alasdair, who had such a keen interest in the supernatural and the bochdan, along with his gift of second sight."
8. Agate: Unit of typographical measure. An agate font was commonly used to display statistical data or legal notices in newspapers.
"...the intern had been assigned the sports agate, which took all of his concentration."
A nice mix of Gaelic words and more common usages. I especially like agate - I love words that I think I know and it turns out they have entirely different meanings.
What new words did YOU learn this week?
Some of these are really interesting! Check them out:
1. Tumid: Swollen; distended
"His body was so tumid, Ownie noticed, that he could have been wearing a padded suit. "
2. Caliginous: Dark, misty, gloomy
"When purged, the toxins left as caliginous clouds of poison..."
3. Pogey: Financial or other relief given to the unemployed by the government
"There was no pogey or nothing."
4. Abstemious: Eating and drinking in moderation. Characterized by abstinence or moderation.
"After years of living the abstemious life of an athlete, of honing his body for one narrow purpose, he had decided to party."
5. Vertiginous: Dizzy; having or causing a whirling sensation.
"...a vertiginous shaft of swirling buoys, hot pain, and otherworldly doubts."
6. Strathspey: A Scottish dance resembling, but slower than, the reel; the music for this.
"It is time we return to our traditions, to the older strathspeys and reels that speak to the Gaelic heart."
7. Bochdan: Bogeyman
"How could he argue with Alasdair, who had such a keen interest in the supernatural and the bochdan, along with his gift of second sight."
8. Agate: Unit of typographical measure. An agate font was commonly used to display statistical data or legal notices in newspapers.
"...the intern had been assigned the sports agate, which took all of his concentration."
A nice mix of Gaelic words and more common usages. I especially like agate - I love words that I think I know and it turns out they have entirely different meanings.
What new words did YOU learn this week?
10 comments:
What's quite a list of words. I like caliginous- it just seems to fit its definition.
Whew - good list. I think there is a fish called a Pogey (Pogy) not sure how it is spelled though.
All from one book? I would have to sit with a dictionary! Wow!
This long list (from ONE book!) cause me to be vertiginous!
Vertiginous - my friend just had vertigo, so that one I figured out. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you're back and hope you had some fun on your travels! I love the way some of those words sound. I would have been able to figure vertiginous out since I struggle with vertigo at times. Thanks for participating!
Based on your words alone, I cannot wait for your review.
Loved the words.
A few of them already knew. However tumid is new to me. I have never heard of swelling and distention being tied into a word such as tumid. I am more familiar with the term edematous.
Great words!!!
You always manage to find books with the most creative words. Hope you're off the road to stay for a while.
quite a list. thanks for sharing. visit the philippines too
Thats a lot of words. Thanks.
Here is my Wondrous Words Wednesdays post!
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