Friday, September 28, 2012

Follow Friday # 34 and Weekly Wrap-Up

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Q: What is the BIGGEST word you've seen used in a book lately - that made you stop and look it up? Might as well leave the definition & book too.

A: I can't think of any words I have had to look up lately. If I don't know the word, I can usually figure them out. Two words that come to mind I had to look up in the past (I had heard the words just never knew the definition...) were...

incredulous (ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs)
— adj
( often foll by of ) not prepared or willing to believe(something); unbelieving
 and 

macabre (məˈkɑːbə, -brə) 
— adj
1. gruesome; ghastly; grim
2. resembling or associated with the danse macabre

I know they are not too huge of words, but I didn't remember ever using them and had to look up the actual definition. 

Whats your answer?





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8 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 28, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Hi, Happy Friday!
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    New follower via GFC, follow me back? :)
    Addie @ READioactive

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  2. JenniferSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    Love both words especially macabre...it is so fun to say! Old follower.

    Happy Friday!

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  3. NickieSeptember 28, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    I've never been quite sure how to pronounce 'macabre' -- I guess it's supposed to be like 'mah-cob', but that just sounds too weird. I don't end up using it much.

    New follower here via GFC. My blog is nickieanderson.blogspot.com

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  4. Jessica @ a GREAT readSeptember 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    I don't usually memorize definitions either. I know the right context to use a word and can infer some sort of meaning to it. Which is usually enough anyway!

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  5. Kimberly @ Midnight Book GirlSeptember 28, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    I love incredulous! Such an awesome word! Thanks for stopping by my blog! New follower via GFC

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  6. JennySeptember 28, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Hey hey! :) Thanks for dropping by my ff earlier.

    Yeah sometimes you don't need a dictionary at all to learn new words by reading.

    -Bookworm Mia

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  7. JennySeptember 28, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    Macabre is such a cool sounding word, how did I go through life not bothering to find out what it means???

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! New follower :)

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  8. BLHmistressSeptember 29, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    I know I have heard of incredulous and maybe Macabre too but not sure.

    My FF

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