The Exorcist Words 17-33

Merry Christmas!  Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like a demon-possed 12 year old--and that's what you have here today.  At long last, The Exorcist vocabulary list is completed.  Let's skip the fluff and jump straight to the chase.  Words seventeen through thirty-three after the jump.

languidly, non sequitur, novenas, obdurately, proffered, profligate, promulgate, purveyed, sacristan, sedulous, sententious, sibilant, somnambulism, somnolent, tetany, tumefied, valise

In the Words of Good Job, Brain...

Alas, Another broken promise.  But I think this one’s interesting enough, it’s worth it :)

Every week I listen to several choice podcasts—This American Life, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me, Grammar Girl, and Stuff You Missed in History Class—just to name a few.  Because I was trying to finish up an audio book, I, just today, was able to listen to this week’s episode of Good Job, Brain (Episode # 40 All Quiz Bonanza #8).

Good Job, Brain is this fantastic “off beat trivia podcast.”  It’s wonderful.  Each week is themed and interesting, but my favorite part is the wonderful, warm, welcome in the form of alliteration from our “humble host, Karen.”  This week, we were “dandy and definitely daring data darlings” and they were our “magnificent minutia minding minds and melds.”  Just to give you a taste, because I do love a good alliteration.

This week’s episode had a couple of quizzes that made me super excited because they were about words!  The one I’m going to focus on and repeat for your viewing pleasure is the quiz by co-host Dana. 

1. Natiform-  Anything in the shape of a butt.  Example given is a peach.
2. Darkle-  The opposite of sparkle.  It’s to become dark.
3. Rhinorrhea- runny nose.
4. Overmorrow- the day after tomorrow.
5. Zarf- Karen calls them “java jackets.”  They are the cardboard sleeves around coffee containers
6. Nurdle-  A tiny dab of toothpaste.  “A nurdle of toothpaste.”
7. Grawlix- (also called a quimp) Those “@#$%&!” curse words in  comics.

Also found in this episode, but in a different quiz:

Remember those eels in The Little Mermaid?  Their names were Flotsam and Jetsam.  Those are actually real words that mean real things.  They are appropriate use in The Little Mermaid because these words are aquatic in theme.  Ships to be exact.

Flotsams are things that float up after a ship goes down.

Jetsams are things that are thrown overboard to help the ship from going down.

Their mnemonic? “Flotsam floats.  Jetsam were jettison.”

Resources:

*Stitcher Radio--the great app that allows me to listen to all these podcasts

*“What’s the Difference?"--a noteworthy segment in Good Job, Brain on the differences between words.

*Buzzfeed-- Dana of Good Job, Brain said her quiz segment was inspired by Dave Stopera's article, "27 Everyday Things You Didn't Know Had Names".

Next time:  The rest of the vocabulary for The Exorcist.  What means the word “sibilant”?  Next time, my friends.  Next time :)

Intro To The Graveyard Book. Arie Recommends!

Hey guys!

So I have found my new addiction.  Audible!  It's completely fantastic!  I get to have stories being told to me during my long commutes to and from school, between classes, and as I drift off to sleep.  As wonderful as audible is, this post is not about audible.  This post is about Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and how I just listened to that awesomness.  (You can see my reviews for the book at both Audible (review done as Arielle on 11-27-12 Sherman, TX) and Goodreads.)

I know I said the next post would be the second half of The Exorcist vocabulary, but I was so excited about The Graveyard Book, that I wanted to do a little introductory blog.  You will most likely see another, but more in-depth blog in a few months when I've gone through the book, but reading it this time.  For now, here's a little taste...after the jump :)

The Exorcist Words 1-16

Hello Readers!

I’m sorry for my small disappearance.  October has been a rough month.  Two surgeries and catching up in school.  Thankfully, I'm feeling much better and am almost caught up in school.  

There are so many good words in The Exorcist!  There were initially 50-ish words I wanted to explore, but I’ve chosen 33 to define.  I’ve broken them up into two sections of about 16 words.  The examples are sentences from the book, unless noted otherwise.  Also, almost all of the definitions are taken from dictionary.com--in most cases verbatim.  You can go to the site to hear and see pronunciation. 

assuage, balustrade, belie, breviary, brogue, cassock, catting, circumlocutions, debenture, droshky, ersatz, esplanade, excoriating, fey, garrulous, inchoate

(my top three favorite words on this list are underlined)

See the definitions of words 1-16 after the jump.

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty is a caucasian, Roman Catholic, American author and filmmaker born on January 7, 1928.  And would you believe he's still alive and kicking!  He is most known for his novel and his part in making the movie The Exorcist.  He is married and had six children (three boys and three girls). He got his education at Georgetown University.  He has written many books.  A couple of other notable novels are Legion (1983) and I, Billy Shakespeare (1969).  You can find out more about Blatty here.  You can also learn neat trivia and Blatty's role in the production of the movie here.  Blatty and his books can also be found on Goodreads.com

Here is a list of words that didn't make the cut.  They didn't make it because I could gather what they meant from context, I just liked the word, or there was a pretty good chance I would come across these again in other books.  There are 49 of them after the jump.

"Heeeere's Johnny!"

So.  I'm back.  Again.  I wish I could say I did something cool on my hiatus--like vacationed in Hawaii or was "walker" on the T.V. show The Walking Dead, but I didn't.  I did lots of school.  And I guess that's cool, because I feel smarter.  I've done lots of reading.  Many many books.  Well...as many as I can read with my crazy school schedule.  Quite honestly, the number of books I consumed pale in comparison to the number of books Wendy Darling has read.  You can check her out here.

I have most recently read Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, Native Son by Richard Wright, and The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty.  Normally I would like to break up the book into smaller vocabulary sections, but I think with this first book I'll do a list of words that were good, but I didn't define.  The second list will be a word list--complete with definitions and examples from either the book or some other source.  I will put up words for the other books if I have time, but I'm thinking my first post will be about The Exorcist.

Until next time :)

"I rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterward."--Albert Einstein