Interesting Words

These are some words that I thought were interesting and that you might thing are interesting--if you're into words. If you're a writer or anything, theses words might be helpful.

Subreption : a deliberate misrepresentation; also : an inference drawn from it

Buttress : something that supports or strengthens

Umbra : 1: a shaded area 2 a: a conical shadow excluding all light from a given source; specifically : the conical part of the shadow of a celestial body excluding all light from the primary source b: the central dark part of a sunspot

Flaccid : 1 a: not firm or stiff; also : lacking normal or youthful firmness bof a plant part : deficient in turgor2: lacking vigor or force

Ophidian : of, relating to, or resembling snakes

Decorous (DECK-er-us): marked by propriety and good taste : correct

WHAT THE HECK'S A NEOPHYTE?!?!

Yes, neophyte is definitely an interesting word. Here's its definition along with some other words.

Neophyte ~ n. beginner

Edifice ~ n. large building

Courier (I think this is such a cool word!) ~ n. messenger

Blithe ~ adj. cheerful

Anomaly (usually, I've heard this on sci-fi movies/t.v. shows) ~ something abnormal or unusual

Aloof ~ adj. indifferent and reserved

Ignorant (you should already know what this means but I thought it might be good to see the actual definition) ~ adj. (1. lacking knowledge (2. stupid (3. unaware

Brigand (ooh! so fun!) ~ bandit

Bogus (I may have to start using this word more often) ~ adj. fake

Feign ~ v. pretend

Interesting picture

We were at a stoplight yesterday and I decided to take this. I thought it would be a neat pic. Hope you like!

Well, yesterday, was the first H.S. Book Discussion for this school year...I thought it was really good. There was actually a DISCUSSION going on. There was more than just three people who talked! 'Twas grand! Also, there was a certain person who amazed me with how serious they were about the whole thing! I'd never--NEVER--seen that person so serious in all my life and it was pretty cool.

I drew a picture as part of the assignment. At first, I kept getting mad at the paper because I couldn't make an EYE that looked right! You're probably thinking "okay..." but the eyes and the shape of the face is the first thing I draw so I was not getting off to a good start. I finally fixed it because I realized she was looking down her eyes would probably look closed anyways. That made life so much easier. I took a bunch of pictures of myself--my head looking down, my neck, and my arm--so I could draw the picture of Clarisse better. I still never did get the arms and hands right...

Okay, if I were you, I probably wouldn't care very much about that so I'll end that part by saying--I think it turned out pretty well. Mom and Dad say that I was able to show motion [the wind] in the picture and that was cool. :)

You Scored an A

You got 10/10 questions correct. It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human. And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.

The It's Its There Their They're Quiz

The score above is so right about me! LOL I do get annoyed with the constant bad spelling I see all over the internet. I know I make mistakes sometimes but some people make the same one over and over again!


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Some cool words...

Creed: statement of essential beliefs

Prolixity: using too many words

Truculent: agressively self-assertive.

Omen: sign or warning for the future

Outlandish: very strange

Boor: rude person [it's so fun to say that someone's "boorish"! LOL]

Words of the Day

We are expanding our vocabulary again! LOL

I got the definitions from www.m-w.com

Ambience - a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : ATMOSPHERE

Temerity [\tuh-MAIR-uh-tee\ noun] - unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness, recklessness

Churlish [adjective] -
1 : of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
2 : marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly
3 : difficult to work with or deal with : intractable

Expand your vocabulary with Cat!

Here are some cool words that I got from www.m-w.com

Lexicon--
1 : a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : DICTIONARY
2 a : the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject b : the total stock of morphemes in a language
3 : REPERTOIRE, INVENTORY

Writhe--
1 a : to twist into coils or folds b : to twist so as to distort : WRENCH c : to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain
2 : INTERTWINE
intransitive verb
1 : to move or proceed with twists and turns
2 : to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
3 : to suffer keenly

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