Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wondrous Words Wednesday-Sept. 9

Bermudaonion asks you to share new words that you have learned during your reading adventures in the last week. Feel free to join in the fun!

Here are a couple of new words that I learned while reading The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick:

Whelp: (wělp) An impudent young fellow.

Here is how whelp was used on page 15:
With immense difficulty, she repressed the childish urge to stick her tongue out at the mongrel whelp.

Trireme: (trahy-reem) a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.

Here is how trireme was used on page 43:
Branwen hauled her upright and ploughed forward, a trireme under full oar.

Amphorae:(am-fuh-ree) A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.

Here is how amphorae was used on page 68:
The place was empty save for a tumbled heap of wooden crates, several piles of discarded sacking, a few cracked amphorae and what looked like a battered saddle.

So did you find any new words this week?
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8 comments:

  1. gautami tripathySeptember 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    Except for whelp, I didn't know the other others. Interesting ones.

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  2. Lisa notes...September 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    I did not know a single one. Thanks for teaching us.

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  3. bermudaonionSeptember 9, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    You found some great words. Somehow, I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity to use trireme or amphorae. Thanks for playing along.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 9, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    I'd heard of 'whelp' before but never bothered to check the actual meaning, glad to know finally what it means.

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  5. SukoSeptember 9, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    Super words, super idea. I knew whelp but not the others. I really should make a list of these!

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  6. BrookSeptember 9, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    I have heard the word whelp before, but knew it to mean "to birth". So I am glad to know there is another meaning of whelp. :)

    This looks like an interesting book. Would you recommend it?

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  7. Margot at Joyfully RetiredSeptember 9, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    I think I can use whelp in conversation this week. I'm going to try anyway. It's the only one I thing I can pull off.

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  8. ibeeegSeptember 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    You found some good words.
    I loved the reading of The Kingmaking. The next book has just been released in the U.S. I need to read it.

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