Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy aka Bermuda Onion where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun.DEVIL IN WINTER by Lisa Kleypas
pasha - Relaxing back against the cushions, he looked like an idle pasha in one of the torrid novels that Daisy Bowman adored. (p. 23)
pasha: a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
suppurate - They both understood what Evie was too inexperienced to gather...that although the bullet had not hit a vital organ, the wound was likely to suppurate. (p. 259)
suppurate: to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
What new words did you discover this week?
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7 comments:
Two great new words! I can't wait to read your review of the book now!
eww...suppurate! lol..a nasty one, but useful to know...great words!
Thanks for the vivid definition of suppurate! You should have posted it every day during Game On Diet for the benefit of your team's appetites! :--)
I didn't know either of these words. I will add them to my WWW list.
Here's mine (warning, may make you hungry): http://suko95.blogspot.com/2010/02/wondrous-words-wednesday-whats-for.html
Both words are new to me, as usual. :-) Thanks for sharing.
I've always loved the word pasha - doesn't it sound just exactly like its definition?
Those are an interesting combo. I've heard them both before, but it would be tough to use them together!
My words are here.
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