Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Visit BermudaOnion's Weblog to join in.

These words came from The Resurrector by Layton Green

1. fynbos - "...fynbos-draped valleys and mythical rock formations..."

1. noun -a distinctive type of vegetation found only on the southern tip of Africa. It includes a wide range of plant species, particularly small heatherlike trees and shrubs.
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2. phenomenology -  "... a renowned professor of religious phenomenology."

noun-

the philosophical study of observed unusual people or events as they appear without any further study or explanation. An example of phenomenology is studying the green flash that sometimes happens just after sunset or just before sunrise. (www.yourdictionary.com/phenomenology)

3. tetrodotoxins - "...tetrodotoxins derived from the puffer fish to sedate their victims."

noun - a potent poison that affects the nervous system. .

Found any unusual words in your reading?

Wondrous Words Wednesday: Two New Words

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Bermuda Onion. You can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. 

This is my first time participating in this meme and I joined today as I came across two strange, to me, words found in The Wangs vs. the World, a humorous novel by Jade Chang.

* Praxis has the following meanings (Miriam Webster dictionary)

1. :  exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill
2. :  customary practice or conduct
3. :  practical application of a theory

 "...praxis in a democracy." (The Wangs vs. the World, ch. 4)

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Sartoriphilia comes from two words: (Reverso Dictionary)

 

sartorial - of or relating to tailor or tailoring

philia - a tendency towards or an abnormal liking for something

 

"Still on the ridge: Charles, saved by his sartoriphilia." (ch. 11)

 

Explanation: Charles was thrown from a helicopter before it crashed thus saving his life. He was not wearing his seatbelt, not wanting to wrinkle his newly pressed shirt.
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What new words did you find in your reading this week?