Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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From Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox

1. p. 212 "She wondered whether he was stupid. Slow, obdurate, and earthy."

OBDURATE: Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
ORIGIN: 1400–50; From late Middle English obdurat from Latin obdūrātus.

2. p. 307 "Chorley ate and watched pigeons fossick for crumbs among the iron table and chair legs."

FOSSICK: To hunt; seek; ferret out.
ORIGIN: 1850–55.
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3 comments:

  1. bermudaonionDecember 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    My son is very obdurate! Those are both great words, but I'm guessing they're not used much these days. Thanks for participating!

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  2. fredamansDecember 9, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    Good word!

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2009/12/wondrous-words-wednesday.html

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  3. ArielleDecember 10, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    Interesting words :-) I like obdurate.

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