Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun. (Don’t forget to leave a link in your comment if you’re participating.)
All of my words for this week come from Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos.
1. profiterole - “Her mother arrived when they were still at the breakfast table, and she would sit for a minute and have coffee with Liv and tell vivid little stories about the party: a minor avalanche of profiteroles, a drunk guest’s profanity-studded toast, a hostess swooning in her tight-cinched corset-bodice dress.”
From the context, I thought profiterole was food and I was right. A profiterole is a miniature cream puff with a sweet or savory filling.
2. frangible – “For a few groggy seconds, it was nighttime, and she was back in her house, alone with her mother’s roaming in the frangible untrustworthy quiet nighttime always brought.”
Frangible means readily or easily broken.
3. self-abnegating – “I thought about arguing, re-submitting my transubstantiation theory, but quickly recognized this thought for the self-abnegating lunacy it was .”
Abnegate means to deny or renounce, so self-abnegating would be denying or renouncing oneself.
What new words have you discovered lately?
20 Comments
July 1, 2009 at 7:09 am
The words (and sentences) don’t match the title in my experience. From the title I expected a light, fluffy romance. The words are quite substantial and make me think there is more to this story than fluff.
My words are posted at Joyfully Retired.
July 1, 2009 at 7:12 am
Haha! I love that you can add a couple random letters to the middle of ‘fragile’ and it still means the same thing.
This week’s edition.
July 1, 2009 at 7:32 am
I’ve always wondered what a profiterole is. I guess I haven’t seen it in the right context, because I never would have thought of food.
July 1, 2009 at 7:41 am
Do you think frangible is a portmanteau of fragile and tangible? (portmanteau was a new word for me last week and I’m now seeing it a lot – funny how that happens sometimes.)
July 1, 2009 at 7:54 am
Profiterole is a really curious word. I never heard of it before. And I like frangible- I was thinking the same as Care. My words are here.
July 1, 2009 at 9:18 am
Profiteroles are really big in England. They are just lovely . Chocolate covered choux pastry filled with cream. YUM!
July 1, 2009 at 9:42 am
I can imagine myself using “frangible.” Good list!
My list is here.
July 1, 2009 at 10:06 am
The second one is new to me. Like the sound of it!
http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/07/wondrous-words-wednesday.html
July 1, 2009 at 10:11 am
Here are my words! http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/words-from-my-reading-12/
July 1, 2009 at 10:21 am
Frangible is a word I could see myself using.
Here are my words:
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/07/wondrous-words-wednesday-dayhunter.html
July 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm
The #gameondiet people abnegate profiteroles! :–)
July 1, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Ooo I like that word; frangible. I might have to put that up there on my favorite word list with farthing and capricious!
July 1, 2009 at 12:49 pm
You told me that you aren’t a dessert eater! Profiteroles are so yummy!
July 1, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Profiterole! One of my favorite words, and I so rarely have a chance to use it.
July 1, 2009 at 3:59 pm
“Frangible” is my favourite. I think I’ll try to use it in a sentence this week
July 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm
That’s weird, I could have sworn I’d already commented here this afternoon! I guess I forgot to submit my comment!
I’m familiar with all your words, but I didn’t know profiteroles could have savoury fillings. (The sweet version is yummy!)
My words are here:
http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/2009/07/wondrous-words-wednesday-july-1.html
July 1, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Profiteroles are fun say and fun to eat!
July 2, 2009 at 3:11 am
self-abnegating – That whole sentence hurt my head.
July 6, 2009 at 10:44 am
My mom lurrrrrves profiteroles, and orders them every time they show up on a menu, so that one I knew.
“Frangible” is also great.
July 6, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Great list. I didn’t have any to post last week, but I think I’ll have a couple by Wed.