None of the books I read this past week had new-to-me or challenging words. But never fear, I found some gems on the ever loquacious New York Times. In reading a review for the movie, Eat, Pray, Love I came across these words:
1. insouciant: She also falls for Felipe, a divorced Brazilian expatriate, played with insouciant, unshaven charm by Javier Bardem.
Insouciant refers to a person who is indifferent or has a casual lack of concern.
2. disengenuous: . . . but the kind of class consciousness that would blame Liz for feeling bad about her life and then taking a year abroad to cure what ails her strikes me as a bit disingenuous — a way of trivializing her trouble on the grounds of gender without having to come out and say so.
Disingenuous means not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
3. perspicacious: It wasn’t that the actress didn’t like or relate to Ms. Gilbert’s perspicacious memoir about how, after a divorce, she spent a year searching for balance and harmony in her life while traveling to Italy, India and Indonesia.
Perspicacious means having a ready insight into and an understanding of things.
I’m looking forward to seeing the movie in the next week or so. Along with a couple of million other women, I really enjoyed the book. I’m thinking about a reread after seeing the movie. Has anyone seen it yet?
Next week: I’m going to be on a blogging vacation and it will be my first time *gasp* to miss Wondrous Words Wednesday. While I’m gone I hope you’ll be searching punctiliouisly (diligently) for new words on my behalf. Don’t forget to visit Kathy (Bermuda Onion), our beloved leader.
Perspicacious took me by surprise. i would have though that it meant something else. I love getting to check my vocab without opening a dictionary.
I am curious to see how you enjoy An Old Fashioned Girl. I really didn’t enjoy it that much.
I love your WWW posts! There are times I wish I was more insouciant than I am! I hope you have a great time on your blogging break!!
Enjoy your vacation!
disengenuous is a wonderful word…and finally a WWW I actually use.
I’m kind of waiting for someone to say whether they enjoyed the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” before going to see it myself. I love Julia Roberts but I can see how I might not love the movie.
BTW, I’m reading The Help right now too and enjoying it but not loving it.
I really want to see Eat,Pray, Love…But I am thinking I can wait the few months when it comes out on DVD. I just really dont care for the expense of the theater anymore.
These are some great words today! Have a great vacation.
We’ll miss you next week, but will be waiting faithfully for your return! :–) (and Javier sure is cute, isn’t he?!!)
Love your words this week….as I’ve learned a few things once again. Have a fun time being unplugged next week!!! It does wonders for the soul
Great words! The New York Times is always on their best, vocabulary-wise!
I hope you enjoy the movie, I know I will love it in spite of myself… And enjoy your blog-break/vacation!