NaNo2019: Word of the Day 1-5
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meltintall3Nov. 1 word count: 2000
word of the day: apocryphal
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
(adjective: 1: of doubtful authenticity : spurious)
“We weren’t the only ones to arrive on the scene. The ghost of that long ago Macadaver, apocryphal as his story may be, was also there.”
Nov. 2 word count: 2,027
word of the day: dilapidated
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
(adjective: fallen into partial ruin through neglect)
The tennis court was dilapidated and overgrown. Brandon looked at his friend. “I think it will take some work before you can con me into a game.”
Nov. 3 word count: 3,013
word of the day: fraught
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
(adjective: full of or accompanied by something specified — used with with)
The housekeeper straightened. Her hard-eyed stare was fraught with suppressed rage. If not for the promise of judicial retribution and a desire to appear civilized, Brandon thought she would have sprung at him and committed murder herself.
Nov. 4 word count: 4,061
word of the day: sobriquet
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
(noun: a descriptive name or epithet: nickname)
“Hiyah, Chief!”
“Mr. Brock,” acknowledged Brandon.
“You know each other?” asked Whitling, though the cheeky sobriquet made it difficult to deny.
“Tommy’s supposed to be my valet this summer.”
“Ah!” said Whitling, as several things suddenly became clear. “The source of the fires in our rooms and the hot water.”
Nov. 5 word count: 4,580
word of the day: posthaste
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/
(adverb: with all possible speed)
Irene handed over a sheaf of papers. Knowing Irene, they were probably neatly organized by topic. “I thought you’d want these posthaste, so I hunted them down myself.”
I said I was going to write from the beginning, but that didn’t last a thousand words. I’m already hopscotching all over the place, leaving bits and pieces of scenes scattered all through the document.
