The following words come from Graceling,INANITY \i-ˈna-nə-tē\ (n) - the quality or state of being inane (adj): as a) lack of substance, emptiness b) vapid, pointless, or fatuous character, shallowness
PRESCIENT \ˈpre-sh(ē-)ənt\ (adj) - foreknowledge of events: a) divine omniscience b) human anticipation of the course of events, foresight
The following words come from The Thirteenth Tale,
DETRITUS \di-ˈtrī-təs\ n - 1 loose material (as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration, debris 2 miscellaneous remnants, odds and ends
DE RIGUEUR \də rē-ˈgər\ adj - prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom
CRINOLINE \ˈkri-nə-lən\ n - a full stiff skirt or underskirt
ESOTERIC \ˌe-sə-ˈter-ik\ adj - 1 designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone. 2 requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group; broadly : difficult to understand. 3 private, confidential. 4 of special, rare, or unusual interest
VERACITY \və-ˈra-sə-tē\ n - devotion to the truth, power of conveying or perceiving truth, conformity with truth or fact
ATONIC \ā-ˈtä-nik\ adj - uttered without accent or stress
No comments:
Post a Comment