Saturday, November 14, 2009

Some words I found while reading

Beaus- a frequent and attentive male companion

Admonished- to caution, advise, or counsel against something

Vivaciousness- Full of animation and spirit; lively

Credentials- anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit

Untenured- unheld, as property or a position

Utensil- any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose

Sonnet- A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes

Preliminaries- preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business

Boughs- A tree branch, especially a large or main branch

Sentiments- an attitude toward something; regard; opinion

Prolonged- To lengthen in extent

Proviso- a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced

Sublimated- to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use

Connotation- An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing

Exquisite- of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry

Amorous- showing or expressing love

Rending- to separate into parts with force or violence

Cotillion- a formal ball given

Recluse- a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation

Luridly- gruesome; horrible; revolting


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