Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. If you want to play along, grab the button, and join the fun! (Don’t forget to leave a link in the comments if you’re participating.)
All of my words this week came from Little Bee by Chris Cleave.
1. hypoxic – “The men seemed limp and hypoxic – half-garroted by their ties.”
This one means just what I thought it did from the context. Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body.
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2. puerile – “Not only was I getting old, in other words, but everything I had worked on for the last decade was puerile.”
Puerile means juvenile or childish.
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3. apposite– “Cold, technical, as if he had also weighed up adulteress, cuckolder, and narcissist before selecting precisely the most apposite noun.”
I can’t figure out why I didn’t know this one, but apposite means highly pertinent or appropriate.
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What new words have you encountered lately?
I like the word “apposite” and once again, I learn something new this week!
I haven’t come across “hypoxic” – fortunately!
Here are my “new” words – http://www.booksplease.org/2010/03/10/wondrous-words-from-the-franchise-affair/
Great words!!! Here is mine:
http://www.capriciousreader.com/?p=3894
Knew hypoxic being a retired nurse but the other 2 are new to me. No new words for me this week (forgot to write them down and can’t remember what they were…having a “senior week” lol)
Never heard “hypoxic” before – it’s a good word to know. Although it sounds really painful!
Hi Kathy, I came across Hypoxic in my book called Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Check out my review in a bit.
Mirandize – to advise (a person being arrested) of his or her rights under the Miranda ruling.
Grandiloquent – speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
Other words i came across was Monomania from The Lost Stories of Louisa May Alcott. It means to have a pathological obsession with one thing or another.
Happy Wednesday Kathy!
I hope I’ll remember hypoxic. I’ve had to look up puerile before; glad to see the reminder here.
My new words this week come from a magazine article:
http://lisanotes.blogspot.com/2010/03/wondrous-words-wednesday_10.html
Well no one will actually say what Little Bee is about, but the sentence you used for hypoxic gives a kind of grim preview!
I missed playing last week, but I have a couple to share today, here.
Happy “Wording”, everybody!
I like how hypoxic is one you can kind of figure out from studying the word itself.
My words for this week: http://wordlily.com/2010/03/10/words-from-my-reading-39/
I love puerile – it sounds so much more insulting than childish.
My words are here.
Very cool words this week. All new to me too.
http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/03/wondrous-words_09.html
That is an interesting use of hypoxic. But I also like peurile…I think I will be able to use that today! Thanks for the words Kathy.
Hi Kathy,
I knew what Hypoxic was but the others are new to me. Mine is posted at my place. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
All new words to me. I’m getting very curious about Little Bees. The sentences helped.
I have new words today. You can find them HERE.
Oooh, those are all good words that I often forget. Thanks for the reminder.
Here is my second post from Outlander. Gosh, so much Scottish slang!
http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com/2010/03/wondrous-words-wednesday-is-weekly-meme.html
Wonderful words–I’ve added them to my list. (I used to know puerile!) I may not get a chance to do this meme today, even though it’s one of my favorites.
I knew puerile but didn’t know apposite either.
well, I knew puerile, but only because I am.
I had no idea what hypoxic meant, for some reason it sounded like a dental problem. LOL!
those are some interesting words
I knew the first one!! A+
I haven’t heard any of your words before. Thanks for the lesson.
I didn’t get my words posted last week and am late posting tonight, but here they are…
http://westietherapy.blogspot.com/2010/03/wondrous-words-die-for-you.html
I only knew “puerile” – the reason being, as usual, that we have “pueril” in Portuguese
Sometimes high school Latin helps out. In Latin, puer is boy. Also, re opposite and apposite, I see two prefixes, one pushing away (opposite) and one pulling toward (apposite).
Very interesting words.