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Wondrous Words #40

wondrous2It’s amazing to me how many new words I find each week since I started paying attention. For instance, I’ve been reading Agatha Christie’s books for years and, I guess, I never paid attention to all the unfamiliar words she uses. Here are a few examples.

1. cudgelled: He cudgelled his brain in vain, but the thing eluded him.

Cudgelled means to think hard about a problem.

2. unctous: He spoke in French and his tones were rich and unctous.

Unctous means oily, greasy, smarmy.

3. Insouciance: An easy-going insouciance was his chief characteristic, and it stood him in good stead in more than one tight corner.

Insouciance means casual lack of concern; indifference.

nsouciance: An easy-going insouciance was his chief characteristic, and it stood him in good stead in more than one tight corner.
Insouciance means casual lack of concern; indifferensouciance: An easy-going insouciance was his chief characteristic, and it stood him in good stead in more than one tight corner

Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Kathy at Bermuda Onion’s Weblog.

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