Wondrous Words Wednesday 7.7.10

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These words are from The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano

"I am so effete from being disarmed, I am numb." (p. 74)

1.Effete [ih - feet] -adj.
1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent
2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out
3. unable to produce; sterile


"Like a libidinous adolescent, I've been concerned with where and how I am going to lose my virginity, an insensate thing to scheme, in general; I should've been most concerned with the if." (p. 199)

2. Insensate {in-'sen-,sat} -adj.
1.lacking sense or understanding; foolish.
2.lacking animate awareness or sensation
3.lacking human feeling; brutal


"And there is something so alluring, almost amatory, about a guy who buys clothes for a woman." (p.102)

3. Amatory {am-uh-tawr-ee} -adj.
1. of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love.
2. of, relating to or expressing sexual love.