Sunday

Vocabulary Pt. 2 (Prompt)

This is another of those "use my vocabulary as inspiration for your story/poem" prompts.

The words and meanings are:

Gyrus-A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres

Gabble- Rapid, incoherent, or meaningless speech.
The low muttering sound of a goose or duck.

Schmaltz-Excessively sentimental art or music
Maudlin sentimentality
Liquid fat, especially from a chicken

Juvenescence- Immaturity
Act of growing from child to teenager
Restoration of youth

Offal-Waste parts from a butchered animal
Garbage

Kowtow-To bend the knees and bow in a servant manner
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Charcuterie-Cooked or processed meat food
A place specializing in such food
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Or, if you must, write around the theme of the day.
Happy Easter to those who celebrate.

4 comments:

  1. Wow, some very interesting words (many I didn't know before). Great prompts! Take care!

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    1. Thank you!

      I often go through a book I am reading and make a list of words I don't know. It is how I come up with this kind of thing. And no, I am not embarrassed to admit I don't know them.

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  2. I didn't know any of those. If I didn't know better I would think they were blog verification words :)

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    1. I thought that same thing during some of this! They're all from a translated book so I thought some of them SURELY had to be something else but, nope, all English.

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