Category: Word of the Week

Stephenie couldn’t help wondering whether she should have named her first book Crepuscular.   crepuscular (adj) [krɪˈpʌskjʊlə]   1. Of or like twilight; dim

Alejandro was tall, swarthy and mysterious. swarthy (adj.)  [SWOR-dhee] 1. Dark, or having a dark complexion.  

The mysterious smell of petrichor was what inspired Rachel the most.   petrichor (n) /ˈpɛtrɨkər/   1. The scent of rain on dry earth.

It was brillig, and Charles was looking forward to meeting Anita at the tea rooms.   brillig (noun)  1. Four o’clock in the afternoon – the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.

Ramona was having a lovely day until she got applepicked on the street.   applepick (v) [ˈæpl pɪk]   1. Steal someone’s iPhone.

Audrey whelved Peter’s love-letters in her sock drawer and promised herself she would never look at them again.   whelve (verb)  [WELV] 1. To bury something deep; to hide.

Larissa’s black gown made her look rather eldritch.   eldritch (adj.) /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/   1. unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie

Doctor Stella was very skilled at leechcraft.   leechcraft (n) 1. The art of healing.

Looking at war photography always gave Carrie a deep sense of weltschmerz.   weltschmerz (noun)  [VELT-shmertz] 1. Sadness or pessimism over the suffering in the world.