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PROGRESS UPDATE
A goal of Lianne on their 101 Things in 1001 Days list with a status of Done.
 
1. /aubade/ a morning love song
2. /alexithymia/ an inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner
3. /brontide/ the low rumble of distant thunder
4. /comely/ pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive
5. /dawdle/ to walk slowly and idly; take one's time
6. /eloquence/ fluent and effective use of language
7. /ferroviaire/ relatif aux chemins de fer
8. /feckless/ feeble and incompetent; irresponsible
9. /funicular/ operating by cable with descending and ascending cars counterbalanced
10. /gobbledygook/ pompous or unintelligible language used by officials (gibberish)
11. /hebdomadal/ weekly (formal)
12. /igneous/ of fire; fiery.
13. /judicious/ judging wisely, showing good sense
14. /kith/ friends and relations (as in kith and kin)
15. /latchkey/ the key of an outer door
16. /mackintosh/ a raincoat; waterproof material of rubber and cloth
17. /nefarious/ wicked
18. /oodles/ a great quantity (informal)
19. /palliate/ make less intense or severe; excuse (an offence, etc)
20. /quisling/ a traitor, one who collaborates with an enemy occupying his own country
21. /russet/ soft reddish brown
22. /syrinx/ the part of a bird's throath where its song is produced
23. /tome/ a book or volume, especially a large heavy one
24. /uxorious/ obsessively fond of one's wife
25. /vitiate/ make imperfect, spoil
26. /wassail/ making merry (at Christmas) with much drinking
27. /welkin/ (poetic) the sky
28. /xerography/ a dry copying process
29. /yarn/ a tale especially one that's exaggerated or invented
30. /zippy/ lively, speedy
Posted 11 years ago