New (old) Words
Listed here are forgotten and newly acquired words discovered while reading
The Feast of Love by, Charles Baxter.
We are reading The Feast of Love in celebration of Charles Baxter's birthday: May 13, 1947. "At its best, fiction is not a diversion but a means of knowing the world."
SOMNAMBULATE: To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.
ReplyDeleteBOURGEOISIE: the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
ReplyDeleteDYBBUK:
ReplyDelete(in Jewish folklore) a malevolent wandering spirit that enters and possesses the body of a living person until exorcized.
ANATHEMATIZE: curse; condemn
ReplyDeleteTRAYF: (of food) not satisfying the requirements of Jewish law.
ReplyDeleteSCINTILLATE: emit flashes of light; sparkle.
ReplyDeleteTRANSMOGRIFY: transform in a surprising or magical manner.
ReplyDeleteEPONYMOUS: an adjective that refers to the person, place, or thing that something else is named after. However, eponymous can also refer to the thing that is named after something else.
ReplyDeleteOSTEOPATH: a licensed physician who practices medicine using both conventional treatments and osteopathic manipulative medicine, which focuses on relieving pain and tension in the musculoskeletal system.
ReplyDeleteDOLT: a stupid person.
ReplyDeletePRIGGISH: self-righteously moralistic and superior.
ReplyDeleteAPLOMB: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
ReplyDeletePORCINE: of, affecting, or resembling a pig or pigs.
ReplyDeletePROFUNDITY: deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.
ReplyDelete"the simplicity and profundity of the message”
POLEMICAL: relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.
ReplyDeleteSUCCOR: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
ReplyDeletePUGILISM: the profession or hobby of boxing.
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