Wondrous Words Wednesday is one of my favorite memes sponsored by Kathy/Bermuda Onion. It’s the day we report on the words we’ve discovered in our reading.
I love reading Agatha Christie’s novels but they always contain words that are new to me. I found a couple in Murder at the Vicarage.
1. defalcation: He wants to go over all the Church accounts — in case of defalcations — that was the word he used.
Defalcation means to embezzle funds with which one has been entrusted.
2. wraiths: Personally, all the young people I come across have the air of animal wraiths.
Wraith means a ghost or ghostlike image of someone.
What new words did you learn this week?
At first glance I thought your first word was “defecation”!!!! Not that defalcation would be a better thing to take place, but….
I know wraiths from Harry Potter, but defalcation is new to me — and seems like it could be quite useful!
You always find the most interesting words! They’re both new to me. Thanks for playing along!
I knew wraith. Maybe not enough to use it but to know what it means when I read it.
defalcation..not a clue.
I’ve seen wraith before but couldn’t remember where. Now that WordLily mentioned it, it was probably in Harry Potter
I am surprised I have never heard of defalcation before…great words!
I’ve heard of wraiths before, but defalcation is a new one. It even sounds like something bad.
good words!!
Hi Margot,
defalcation is new, never even heard of it. Great word! Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great evening!
Sherrie
Good words! I really need to start the Agatha challenge. My reading habit is to read a “cozy” mystery in between what I call “real” books — because sometimes it’s as if I need to clear my mind of one book before I start on the other. Kind of like a cracker between glasses of wine at a tasting. But the last two mysteries I read have been so truly terribly stupid (and I have low expectations) that I just have to find something better for in-betweens. I think Agatha may be it.