Okay folks at Sunday morning's Write-In were were challenged to use the word DILAPIDATED in our novel. It was fun trying to work it in so I think we should have a daily word challenge and see what happens.
So the word for today (11/04) is: FRUMPY
Let's see what you can do with that. Also feel free to suggest other words to challenge us!
Tess,
ML, San Bernardino
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Nov 5, 2009 - 01 59
Well, I worked in dilapidated; frumpy still isn't there. I put it in (tried to use it to describe a city), but then realized I had a better word that was perfect for what I was trying to say instead; so I'm going to need to wait for the moment to present itself, I guess. I didn't have much time to spend on writing today; my weakest day so far in terms of word-count. Maybe I'll do better when I have a little longer to spend.
My own favourite word (for reasons unknown) is "Benighted"...I'd throw that one out as my own suggestion for word of the day...
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Nov 5, 2009 - 12 07
Frumpy will work easily in mine. Consider it added. Not so much with dilapidated but maybe.
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Nov 5, 2009 - 18 39
The word of the day (11/05) from DoctorJest: BENIGHTED
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Nov 5, 2009 - 19 44
Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to fit that word into Romance Kingdom?! Ugh.
Finally had it turn to nightfall and had the gas lamps come on as the city was benighted. So, since my MS word didn't have a dict. definition and I'm not familiar with it, did I use it correctly?
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Nov 6, 2009 - 08 44
Definition of be·night·ed (bĭ-nī'tĭd) adj. 1.Overtaken by night or darkness. 2.Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened. (From www.dictionary.com )
So yes, you did use it correctly.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 08 47
Okay the word for today (11/06) is EFFIGY
ef⋅fi⋅gy /ˈɛfɪdʒi/
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument.
2. a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.
—Idiom
3. in effigy, in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 22 39
"Neither writer's cramp, nor power outages, nor writer's block, nor empty coffee pot will keep us from our appointed word count."
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But jury duty might throw one off stride.
I'm jogging to catch up and will now try incorporate the WotD in. :)
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Nov 7, 2009 - 12 58
I'm catching up; got nothing done on Thursday, but last night I worked Frumpy and Benighted into my story. I have yet to find a place for effigy...still one word behind...
But aha! Not anymore...I found a natural place for it in a character flash-back. (I don't much like flashbacks as a tool, really; they interrupt story flow; but in this case, I think it's necessary. Maybe I'll move the memory back and drop it into a less critical time-span during an edit, though.)
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Nov 7, 2009 - 13 12
I'd like to propose "Belvedere" and "Oubliette" as possibilities for words of the day, too...
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Nov 9, 2009 - 12 44
Word of the Day for Monday (11/09) - EXTRANEOUS
ex⋅tra⋅ne⋅ous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/ –adjective
1. introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
2. not pertinent; irrelevant: an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.
Related forms:
ex⋅tra⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
----------ex⋅tra⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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Nov 10, 2009 - 00 46
Man, this one's giving me headaches. I have a bunch of places I could have squeezed it in, but none of them feels organic; I'm still looking for a place for it.
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Nov 11, 2009 - 10 23
Sorry I didn't get a word out yesterday, I was a bit under the weather.
In honor of Veteren's Day today's (11/11) word of the day is: PATRIOT
pa⋅tri⋅ot /ˈpeɪtriət, -ˌɒt or, especially Brit., ˈpætriət/ –noun
1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender, esp. of individual rights, against presumed interference by the federal government.
3. (initial capital letter) Military. a U.S. Army antiaircraft missile with a range of 37 mi. (60 km) and a 200-lb. (90 kg) warhead, launched from a tracked vehicle with radar and computer guidance and fire control.
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