Wednesday is the day we gather together to share new words we’ve found the previous week. Since joining this feature 23 weeks ago my eyes have become trained to spot new words everywhere I go. You just never know what you might find. Look where I found my three new words.
1. This new one is from the July 7th blog post of Rhapsody in Books regarding a review of Michael Connelly’s The Scarecrow.
Encomium: I liked the bittersweet encomium to newspapers too.
Encomium means a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
2. Here’s a new word from a book I finished – Summer House: A Novel by Nancy Thayer.
Soporific: The cool night air acted like a soporific, but her mind bubbled with anxieties and anger.
Soporific is an adverb and means “tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.”
3. This word I found in a doctor’s office waiting room – Reader’s Digest, February 2009.
Jeremiad: Here are some gems, jeremiads, and jokes from recessions and depressions past, along with new quotes that offer bracing advice for the times we’re in.
Jeremiad means a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.
You are so observant! I hope you didn’t have any jeremiads at the doctor’s office. Thanks for participating!
I’ve used jeremiad before for this meme – that’s an excellent word. And I love the sound of soporific; it’s a very nice word to say aloud.
My words are here.
Hmm, there’s a typo in your first word! Is it econium or enconium? Either way, that one’s a new one for me! I knew soporific (such a good word!) and had seen jeremiad before but I didn’t remember what it means!
Speaking of typos, I guess I should have reread my comment before posting it! I meant to say ecomium or encomium!
You’re right. That is a typo. It really is spelled eNcomium. I’ve fixed it on my post. Thanks for catching it.
Oh, I love the sound of jeremiads! I am going to remember this one! LOL
Sassy
I love the word soporific. G;ad to know what it means. Encomium is a slippery one for me. I see it all the time yet don’t really remember it.