Some of you veteran readers may remember that I did a post a while back containing 30 words I’d learnt from books. And now I’ve read more books, found more words, and I’m challenging you all again: how many of these 30 new words do you know? Scores in the comments section please!
- Chelicerae – Spider pincers… Grim
- Sphincter – muscles that guard the stomach or the um… anus…
- Panache – a confident manor. Think Jace Wayland.
- Palpable – a feeling so intense it’s almost physical
- Denuding – strip of coverings or possessions.
- Portended – warning of a big event likely to happen β οΈ
- Inured – accustom to something unpleasant. Those with siblings will understand π
- Mullioned – a vertical element that divides windows. I never said these words would be useful
- Diaphanous – light, delicate fabric
- Chimerical – a mythical animal formed of parts of other animals, like a hypogriff.
- Surfeit – a large amount something, the amount of food I’ll eat when it’s free
- Maraud – searching for things to steal or attack, and everyone’s favourite map of Hogwarts!
- Caroming – strike and rebound. Can you tell I mostly read fantasy?
- Amphion – a musician who builds the walls of Thebes in Greek Mythology with his lyre. What a talented guy.
- Euphoria – a feeling of intense excitement, like I get everytime I see a Bookshop.
- Siphoned – drawing water to flow a certain way.
- Countervail – counter something with an equal force. βοΈ
- Cadence – an inflection of the voice πΆ
- Poignancy – invoking sadness or regret, that feeling you get when you eat too many Easter eggs
- Incongruous – not keeping with the surroundings
- Cerulean – deep sky blue π
- Evanesce – pass out of memory
- Allay – put fear or suspicion at rest
- Poltroon – an utter coward. Aka me.
- Stupefaction – the state of being stupefied. If you don’t know what that means it’s explained visually in the first Harry Potter film.
- Samovar – a highly decorated tea urn used in Russia. Not quite sure which book this came fromπ€
- Opulent – pretentiously costly, like Dominoes pizza
- Esoteric – something intended for a small group of people with specialist knowledge. Had a few university classes that match that definition…
- Coquetry – flirtatious behaviour
- Lacquer – an alcohol based liquid that makes a great varnish
Interesting post, Hannah! My score is 14; I had heard some of the other words but didn;βt know their
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meaning. I have done a few similar posts about words I have come across on my Kindle. π
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Oh cool what’s the most unusual word you’ve read? Glad you enjoyed it! 14 is very impressive!
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Hard to say which one is the most unusual, but I have read lots of exotic words relating to different countries, cultures or professions.
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Oh very cool!
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Love it!
I didn’t realize until recently that i can “collect” words on my kindle. Chances are, i never get to use most of them, but when i can drop some in a convo, it’s super satisfying π π
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Oh wow that’s so cool! Does it tell you their meaning? That would be so useful for me!
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Yup π
In the Vocabulary Builder menu you have the words you looked up on kindle while reading, appearing like a list.
When you tap on them, the dictionary pops up. And once you click “mastered” it will disappear.
It also marks from what book you collected it from.
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That’s so cool! And makes me want to read a Kindle more π
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Ah, forgot my score… 17. So thank you for the new words! β€ π
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Wow 17 is so impressive! Glad you learnt some!
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I only knew 12! I love the idea behind this…. love words!
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Haha thanks! Ooh 12 is so good!
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I got 21! This is a really cool post! I love it because I can totally relate ππ
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Yay! Wow 21 is amazing! Thanks glad you liked the words!
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