Showing posts with label new word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new word. Show all posts

Saturday, February 5, 2011

I Learned This Word While Reading A Book, Vol. 83

opprobrium- harsh criticism; public disgrace arising from somone's shameful conduct.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I Learned This Word While Reading A Book, Vol. 35

zaftig- (of a woman) having a full, rounded figure; plump.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

I Learned This Word While Reading A Book: Vol. 18

Cicatrix- a scar; a mark left by the healing of injured tissue

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I Learned This Word While Reading A Book: Vol. 1

Soughing- to make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc).