Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love.  Feel free to get creative!   If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!

Since I haven’t read much these last few weeks I haven’t discovered any new words, so I had to turn to my Word-a-Day calendar.

1. rectrix – “In general, your only chance to see most or all of a bird’s retrices is when the bird is in flight.”

Rectrix is a noun that means any of the quill feathers of a bird’s tail that are important in controlling flight direction.

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2. fugacious – “The rock band’s rise in popularity turned out to be fugacious, and within two years its members had moved on to other careers.”

Fugacious is an adjective that means lasting a short time: evanescent.

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3. wushu – “The art of wushu, we learn, draws its strength from the eyes.  By staring at this student, a teacher passes it on.” — Richard Selzer, The New York Times Book Review, February 1, 1987

Wushu is a Chinese martial art most commonly called kung fu.

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What words do you want to celebrate today?