I thought I would share what I am learning…welcome to New Words Saturdays!
moribund means being in the state of dying : approaching death
In the end, they eke out a win, but the mood in the dugout is moribund.
Hoffman, K.T. (2024). The Prospects. Loc. 1361.
bacchanalian means orgy
Like I can’t be hurt if I give the bacchanalian beast enough.
Eddings, Mazey. (2024). Late Bloomer. Loc. 1602
acrostic means a composition usually in verse in which sets of letters (such as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet
Opal went through a recent obsession with Victorian times, and now we each wear a gold band with an acrostic rainbow of stones, spelling out the other’s name.
Eddings, Mazey. (2024). Late Bloomer. Loc. 3917
detritus means miscellaneous remnants : ODDS AND ENDS
Jimmy opened the drawer beneath his bathroom sink, pawing through expired prescriptions, Band-aids, facial masks, toothpaste, and more detritus until he found what he was seeking-a new razor blade, still sheathed in cardboard.
Reed, Rick R. (2022). Toxic. Loc. 235.
puerile means CHILDISH, SILLY
“Too puerile for even a child.”
Reed, Rick R. (2022). Toxic. Loc. 2683.
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