All of my words come from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
" Nature had come into her own again and, little by little, in her stealthy, insidious way had encroached upon the drive with long tenacious fingers."
Insidious {in-sid-ee-uhs} -adj.
1.intended to entrap or beguile.
2.stealthily treacherous or deceitful.
3.operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect.
"I had ill-judged him, he was neither hard nor sardonic, he was already my friend of many years, the brother I had never possessed."
Sardonic {sahr-don-ik} -adj.
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering.
"Mrs. Danvers never obtruded herself but I was aware of her continually."
Obtrude {uhb-trood} -verb
1. to thrust (something) towards or upon a person especially without warrant or invitation
2. to thrust forth; push out.
3. to thrust forward, especially unduly; intrude.
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You found some great words! I know sardonic and sarcastic are similar, but I always forget which is which.
ReplyDeleteGreat words this week! I knew sardonic, and I had an inkling as to what insidious meant, but now I know for sure.
ReplyDeleteI had learned the first two words in my reading and think I may have used them on prior WWW posts, but the third word was new to me. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese are great choices! I see these words often in my reading and had a good idea what they meant from the context. It's always good to know the definition though. I like this meme and I LOVE your cat photos!
ReplyDeleteYou are reading one great book. Hope you are liking it.
ReplyDeleteI know the last two words.
Here is my Wondrous Words Wednesdays post.
Great words! I learn something new every Wordless Wednesday. Have a wonderful day. :)
ReplyDeleteOh goodness!! I meant to say Wondrous Words Wednesday! I could not have made a worse mistake.
ReplyDeleteObtrude..that is one I didn't know. Problem is, if I used it no one else would know it either..lol
ReplyDeleteGreat words!
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone! I am sorry that it's taken me so long to respond! Life just seemed to get away from me! We've all been there I s'pose :o) But I'm so happy you're all here, please keep coming back!
ReplyDeleteOh no! I just realized that the definition of Sardonic is missing from my listing! I'm so sorry about that! I get a big "F" for proofreading! If you all notice me doing that again, please email me! This is embarassing! Oops! oh well! LOL
Bermudaonion: Thank you. You know, that's my problem, I forget what so many words mean if I haven't read them or used them in quite a while. I recognize them but so often the meaning, which I know I should know, eludes me! ugh!
Jo-Jo: I really like sardonic & insidious, that just sound great. But if I don't use them regularly, I forget their meaning so it's good to remind myself!
The Westie: Thank you for coming by! It's great to meet you, I love your name! Obtruded sounded familiar to me but I didn't know it, it just sounds like a couple of other words.
Wrighty: Hi! and thank you. The cat photos make me happy whenever I see them. Soon I am going to change them since I have plenty to rotate with. Very often I list words I come across in my reading that I recognize but I'm not sure of their meaning. I figure it out well enough by the context but when I look them up I'm always happy to have a solid definition. That's what I love about this meme, it makes me look them up!
ReplyDeleteguatami tripathy: This book is fantastic! I love to read it every few years or see the movie in Autumn. I always get something new out of it and never tire of the story. It's too delicious! I'll check your words out soon, sorry for my delay!
Pesky Cat Designs: Thank you for coming by, you are so sweet. I'm glad you enjoy my Wednesday Words, I have always loved words, I just need to figure out how to remember them all! No worries about saying Wordless Wednesday! You gave me a good laugh!
caite: LOL, you make a very good point. And then they will think you're some obnoxious smart girl with your SAT words (as my friends and I used to call them!) But it might be fun to befuzzle people!
Willoughby: Thank you! So good to see you here!