If Lost

Craquelue

craquelure

\krak-LOO R, KRAK-loo r\

noun 1. a network of fine cracks or crackles on the surface of a painting, caused chiefly by shrinkage of paint film or varnish.

Past My Bedtime

Oscitant

oscitant

\OS-i-tuh nt\ adjective 1. drowsy or inattentive. 2. yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.

Party

Procrustean

procrustean

\proh-KRUHS-tee-uh n\

adjective 1. tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means. 2. (initial capital letter) pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.

Spare Time

Sine Die

sine die

\SAHY-nee DAHY-ee, SIN-ey-DEE-ey\ adverb 1. without fixing a day for future action or meeting: The assembly adjourned sine die.

Girls who Read

Spoony

spoony

\SPOO-nee\

adjective 1. Informal. foolishly or sentimentally amorous. 2. Informal. foolish; silly.

Buying Books

Pedagogy

pedagogy

\PED-uh-goh-jee, -goj-ee\

noun 1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching. 2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.

Hippo-Critical

Whiffler

whiffler

\HWIF-ler, WIF-\

noun 1. a person who frequently shifts opinions, attitudes, interests, etc. 2. a person who is vacillating or evasive in an argument.

Unique Bookshelf

Muckrake

muckrake

\MUHK-reyk\ verb 1. to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.

Grilled Chicken

Troglodyte

troglodyte

\TROG-luh-dahyt\ noun 1. a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character. 2. a prehistoric cave dweller.

Non-Prophet

One of my friends shared this with me:


Typo of the day that I came across...
I work for a non-prophet.
Ha. Don't we all?

Bonzer

bonzer

\BON-zer\

adjective 1. Australian. remarkable; wonderful.

Tongues

Paralogize

paralogize

\puh-RAL-uh-jahyz\ verb 1. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.

Jane Eyre by a Gangsta

Jane Eyre as told by a Gangsta, click link below. It's a FB link, so no worries about viruses and such. I'm especially impressed by the analysis after the synopsis.

Jane Eyre by a Gangsta

Feinschmecker

feinschmecker

\FAHYN-shmek-uh r\ noun 1. German. gourmet.

Edgar Allan Pooh

Umbra

umbra

\UHM-bruh\ noun 1. shade; shadow. 2. the invariable or characteristic accompaniment or companion of a person or thing.

Cashew

Jammy

In my world, jammies are sleepwear. But apparently this isn't the case in England.

jammy

adjective [jam-ee] 1. British Informal. very lucky. 2. British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job.

Alchemists

Ataraxia

ataraxia

\at-uh-RAK-see-uh\

noun 1. a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.

Becoming a Writer