ambrosia: food of the gods, which conferred immortality.
glowworm: a wingless female beetle which emits a greenish light
knave: a petty rascal
obelisk: a tall four-sided pillar
sumptuary: relating to expense
trepidation: confused alarm
demagogue: a leader of the people
hirsute: hairy;shaggy
rostrum: beak of a bird
par: state of equality
besom: a brush of twigs
ciliary: belonging to or of the nature of eyelashes
fuddle: to make stupid by drink
jettison: to throw overboard
quixotic: chivalrous to extravagance
mealy-mouthed: inclined to hypocrisy
zoolite: an animal substance petrified or fossil
eyrie: an aerie; nest of a bird of prey
imbroglio: an intricate and perplexing state of affairs
nostrum: a quack medicine
unction: act of anointing
lilt: to sing cheerfully
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Hostess to this mad tea party:
- dark-huntress
- I'm nothing but a lone wolf, misunderstood and labeled to be dangerous.
Amanda, I love your words. They sound very Creative Writing-ish. I also LOVE your Happy List. I want to copy your list and do everything on there. That would make me happy, which is I guess the point of the whole thing, right? have a good weekend.
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