The words below are from Strange Relation by Rachel Hadas:
"It's equally quixotic (though perfectly natural) to hope for a clear diagnosis or for a cure."
1. Quixotic
: impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
: impractical or impracticable
“Like some illnesses, this simile is iatrogenic; its source is a physician”
2. Iatrogenic
: caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician
“Here I am, immured alongside him. Yet not wholly immured.”
3. Immured
: to enclose behind walls; to imprison
: to shut in, exclude or confine
" In the paternal role of disciplinarian, George had a gently creative approach: he invented the institution of the Talking Chair, which was an armchair to which father and son would repair to talk over whatever contretemps had transpired or whenever George declared a time-out. "
4. Contretemps
: an awkward or difficult situation or mishap
: a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing
The following words come from The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen
" Gordie's presence betraying a hint of garrulity, insisting that she hadn't needed a rescue in any case, since she'd known how to swim since she was four. "
5. Garrulity
: talkativeness; loquacity
" His voice seemed tinged with private rue, something like self-reproach. "
6. Rue
: to feel sorrow, repentance or regret
: pity or compassion
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Some great words there. I like garrulous as a term, have never used garrulity though.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that "rue" could mean sorrow or regret ! For me (I'm French), "rue" is just "street" or a wild plant ! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou found lots of good words today. I like what Annie said about rue. I seem to be seeing and hearing rue a lot lately. I've heard people say, "I'll rue the day I do that."
ReplyDeleteI knew a few of these, but a lot of them were new to me. Thanks for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat words. You read some pretty heavy books, sounds like.
ReplyDeleteI was glad when I got down to rue, because there was finally a word I knew! Great words today!
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