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Post by Dominique on Nov 5, 2006 6:41:45 GMT -5
trepidation: a state of dread or alarm or apprehension
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zeldafitzgerald
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 5, 2006 9:21:18 GMT -5
garrulous -adjective- excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters
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Post by Dominique on Nov 5, 2006 18:53:51 GMT -5
carrion: “the dead and rotting body of an animal”
I learnt this one when I had to do an essay on confessional poetry, including "Carrion Comfort" by Gerard Manely Hopkins.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 7, 2006 8:51:49 GMT -5
cowcatcher \KOW-ketch-er\ noun
: an inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for
throwing obstacles off the track
***haha it doesn't really catch, rather pushes things away
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 7, 2006 15:06:18 GMT -5
dithyramb---noun
1 : a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain
2 : a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein
incunabulum---noun
1 : a book printed before 1501
2 : a work of art or of industry of an early period
widdershins---adverb
1 : wrong/contrary/counterclockwise direction
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 7, 2006 15:26:17 GMT -5
Penology- The Study of Crime and punishment and of prison management
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 13, 2006 9:46:29 GMT -5
Maelstrom- a Violent whirlpool
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 18, 2006 2:03:49 GMT -5
Main Entry: ses·qui·pe·da·lian Pronunciation: "ses-kw&-p&-'dAl-y&n 1 : having many syllables : LONG <sesquipedalian terms> 2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words <a sesquipedalian television commentator> |
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 22, 2006 14:03:34 GMT -5
dolorous • \DOH-luh-rus\ • adjective
: causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 22, 2006 14:53:19 GMT -5
palinode ~ PAl-uh-nohd ~ noun
: an ode or song recanting or retracting something in an earlier poem
poem: *a formal retraction
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 22, 2006 15:00:22 GMT -5
Garrison finish \GA-ruh-sun-FIN-ish\ noun
: a finish in which the winner comes from behind at the end
Example sentence:
In an amazing Garrison finish, the home team, down by two, scored three goals in the final minutes to win the soccer championship.
Did you know?
Edward "Snapper" Garrison was a 19th-century American jockey known for his spectacular come-from-behind wins. During his 16-year riding career, he won nearly 700 races. By the time he rode Montana to a smash finish in the Suburban handicap in 1892 and rode Tammany to a breathtaking finish at New Jersey's Guttenberg track in 1893, his riding style had so captured the attention of the public that people had begun using the term "Garrison finish" for any victory in which the winner comes from behind. Garrison, who died in 1930 at age 62, was inducted into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1955, the first year of inductions.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 24, 2006 15:37:03 GMT -5
majordomo \may-jer-DOH-moh\ noun
1 : a head steward of a large household (as a palace)
2 : butler, steward
*3 : a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for
another; broadly
: the person who runs an enterprise
**i thought this was a good one because as soon as i saw it i realized it was a word from perfume that i didn't know and had to look up
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 1, 2006 14:03:22 GMT -5
galvanic \gal-VAN-ik\, adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or producing a direct current of electricity, especially when produced chemically.
2. Affecting or affected as if by an electric shock; startling; shocking.
3. Stimulating; energizing.
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First short story featured in regional newspaper
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Post by Tabitha on Dec 1, 2006 19:01:02 GMT -5
One of my new favorite words. I use it excessively (to the point that I am probably using it incorrectly)-
Dilettante:
Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic.
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Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Dec 2, 2006 1:19:47 GMT -5
I love that word.
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