Wordless Wednesday...formal wear

Wordless Wednesday found here.

no words

Hard as it is to believe, I actually have no "words for Wednesday" this week. So we'll move right to Wordless Wednesday...

words vs. wordless

It's been a few weeks since I've posted a Words on Wednesday, thanks to our malfunctioning computer. I'm afraid that means that I have quite a pile to post today. I wonder if there will ever come a week when I don't come across any new words. Unlikely.

*internecine-relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group (from And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts)

*inveigh-to vehemently disapprove or protest (from And the Band...)

*melange-a mixture

*abstruse-difficult to understand

*treacly-overly sweet in speech or sentiment

*lavation-the process of watching

*hegira-a flight to avoid danger (from And the Band...)

*plenary-unlimited or full (from And the Band...)

*inimical-injurious or harmful (from And the Band...)

Notes:

---I apologize for not having a source for some of these words; I just can't remember in which book I encountered them.

---My ignorance continues to astound me.

---Make me feel a little better by letting me know if any of these words were new you you as well. Or in your case Jean, just amaze me once again with your outstanding vocabulary!

Okay, and for those of you who don't get all giddy over words, how about Wordless Wednesday (hope that link works...for whatever reason I can't seem to get there this morning)...

words vs. wordless

This week's words on Wednesday:

*habiliments-clothing (from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee)

*fulminant-developing or progressing suddenly (from And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts)

*peripatetic-wandering from place to place (from And the Band Played On)

I am simply amazed by just how many words there are out there that I don't know. How many of these are new to you?


And if you don't like words, there's always Wordless Wednesday: