Many words from many days

Just another quick catch up post. Here are all the words of the day I've been saving up. Scroll down a bit if you'd rather skip to the rest of the post.

Word of the Day for Sunday, September 23, 2007
abrogate \AB-ruh-gayt\, transitive verb:

1. To annul or abolish by an authoritative act.
2. To put an end to; to do away with.

Word of the Day for Friday, September 21, 2007
intrepid \in-TREP-id\, adjective:

Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

Word of the Day for Thursday, September 20, 2007
recreant \REK-ree-uhnt\, adjective:

1. Cowardly; craven.
2. Unfaithful; disloyal.
3. A coward.
4. An unfaithful or disloyal person.

P.S. I also LOVE the word craven.

Word of the Day for Monday, September 17, 2007
ne plus ultra \nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\, noun:

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate.
2. The most profound degree of a quality or condition.

Word of the Day for Sunday, September 16, 2007
turpitude \TUR-puh-tood; -tyood\, noun:

1. Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; depravity.
2. A base act.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 11, 2007
plangent \PLAN-juhnt\, adjective:

1. Beating with a loud or deep sound, as, "the plangent wave."
2. Expressing sadness; plaintive.

Word of the Day for Thursday, August 30, 2007
supernal \soo-PUR-nuhl\, adjective:

1. Being in or coming from the heavens or a higher place or region.
2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial; heavenly.
3. Lofty; of surpassing excellence.

Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 28, 2007
pukka \PUHK-uh\, adjective:

1. Authentic; genuine.
2. Good of its kind; first-class.

(Come on, that's just fun to say.)


I've also been writing, but I'm on another computer right now so I don't have a word count to post. I think I've figured out why this neverending scene is going so slowly, why I'm having such difficulty with it. It means I'll need to go back through most of what I've written so far and change a few things but nothing too crazy. Mostly just some layering to bring along the romantic relationship a little quicker.

I've read a few books since I've last given a proper post. I'm working my way through Marjorie M. Liu's entire catalog. She's so good. I accidentally read a book out of order, but it didn't really matter too much. The Dirk and Steele series does have an overarching story line but for the most part the books can be read as stand alones. Technically Dirk and Steele are all paranormal romances because the romance plot is really forward but, as Karen Mahoney and I have been discussing this week, other than that you could really call her stories Urban Fantasy because they're so heavy on the action. All good stuff.