Over at Bermudaonion's it's Wondrous Words Wednesday. Here's how it works.
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun.
All of the words today are from Only the Cat Knows - Marian Babson
1. plethora - The more discreet broadsheets usually opted for 'Amazon Army' to describe the plethora of nubile females surrounding the billionaire.
Plethora means extreme excess
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2. ostentatiously - Smiling weakly, I swayed against Dr. Anderson, who tensed slightly before ostentatiously offering his arm.
ostentatiously means: intended to attract notice and impress others
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3. ectoplasm - No wisps of ectoplasm were visible in the mim light filtering into the room from the bedroom.
ectoplasm means: (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
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4. tournedos - Swomewhere between the wild mushrooms soup and the tournedos Rossini, someone glided into the place beside me.
tournedos means: thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin
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Did you find any wondrous words while you were reading?
4 wonderful people stopped by:
I like "tournedos." Had no idea. Never heard it.
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I've seen tournedos before but never knew what it meant exactly. I love ectoplasm, though - that's a great word! Thanks for participating!
There are some great words here, especially ectoplasm! It's just fun to say! I think I have seen tournedos before, good to know what it means!
Love the word plethora! I had never heard of tournedos. They sound like my kind of steak. Great words!
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