All these words are from Thomas Cahill's
Mysteries of the Middle Ages.
marmoreal pertaining to or like marble - "marmoreal Rome"
pellucidly transparent, translucent, admitting the passage of light, easily understood
per (= through) + lucid (suffused with light) Do you notice that the prefix is assimilated?
The last letter of
the prefix changes to match the first letter of the base word or root, i.e.
a
d
+ tend = a
ttend. "as the New Testament pellucidly states"
soupçon a very small amount, a trace; it comes from the Latin to suspect "soupçon of social dignity"
prolix unduly prolonged or drawn out, given to verbosity from pro = forward + liquere = to be fluid
divagations wandering or straying from a course or subject
shat past and past participle of the other word. Brand new word for this magistra. Well.
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All these words are from Thomas Cahill's Mysteries of the Middle Ages.
Comments (5)
Like, pellucid. I knew it had to do with light but couldn't figure out the pel part.
So, I'm having some chunkily cut cantaloupe while catching up on blogs at lunchtime. I plop a big chunk in my mouth right after I read divagations, which, by the way, my husband says I do all the time with a conversation, and I am about to sink my teeth into that cold chunk and get to shat. Mmm, (you know how super-fast your mind works sometimes), wonder what that means? The teeth sink in, the word sinks in, and I about choke with laughter. Who'd've thunk?
That reminds me of another big time laugh that dh shared with me while reading the other night. Since it has historical merit, I was going to post it soon. 'Will go and prepare to do so now. It involves the present tense. :)
Janie