Welcome to this week’s Wondrous Words Wednesday, hosted by The Bermuda Onion.
Here’s how it works. Find a new word(s)? Blog about it/them and then link up at the host blog.
Here are my words for the week. All of this week’s words come from Purple Prose by John Flanagan, a short story set in the world of his Ranger’s Apprentice series.
Fulsome - expressing something (such as praise or thanks) in a very enthusiastic or emotional way.
Felicitous - well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate.
Contumelious - insolently abusive and humiliating
Multifarious – of many and various kinds
Temerity - the quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment especially in a way that seems rude or foolish.
Geek on,
Deanna
My first visit to your blog. You shared some great words today. Only one I am going to have to go find the pronunciation- contumelious. They are not in my everyday vocabulary, but I should try to incorporate them periodically. Thanks
ReplyDeleteContumelious - such a pretty word, but not a nice meaning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Nice blog...first time visiting.
Elizabeth
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Glad you shared these words.
ReplyDeleteMy first visit to your blog too. I like how all of your words could be great descriptions for characters. I'm going to assume they describe people in Purple Prose. (Great title.) Based on those assumptions, I think I know what kind of characters are in the book. I'm glad you joined in with the word game. Play again.
ReplyDeleteI was very fond of the title, too.
ReplyDeleteActually, the main character is faced with writing a speech for a friend's wedding, and these are all words that (thankfully) don't end up in the final draft. :)
Wow, good words! I like the sound of saying the word temerity :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew felicitous but the other words are new to me. Fulsome kind of sounds like what it is so I should be able to remember it.
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