An INSELBERG is an isolated hill or mountain rising from a plain. It comes from the German words for island and mountain. Insel is island and berg is mountain so it seems that the word is perfect for that large uprising in the ground that seems to come from nowhere.
I’m reminded a bit of the mesa that was in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Are you?
Today’s word is EXHAUSTED . I think we all know what that one means. In case you don’t, here are some synonyms:
spent
pooped
weary
dead-tired
tired
drained
done in
kaput
frazzled
wiped out
depleted
done
fatigued
dogged out
Anyway, you get the idea, right? Just call me Mrs. Roget like my paralegal does. Have synonym, will travel.
Sorry I missed last week. Sometimes the days get away from me. This week’s word is RORTY. I chose it because I’m going to be at a conference and sometimes people get rorty at these events.
What the heck is that, you may ask. It means boisterous and high-spirited. I try very hard not to get this way in public because I don’t want to embarrass myself.
Today’s word is a British word and it’s cute. I learned it yesterday. It’s FAFFING ABOUT. It means dither or fuss. OR doing things that aren’t important instead of what you should be doing. I love it.
It’s that time again. Time for the word of the week. AVARICE is the word of the week. It means miserly or meanness. Not mean as in a person who is cruel but mean as in a person who is cheap and a penny-pincher. Kind of like old Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novel.
Today’s word is a super fun sounding one. It’s BLATHERSKITE.
What do you think this means? Just like it sounds, it means someone who talks at great length without making much sense. I know some folks like that. Do you?
This week’s word is OMMATIDIUM.
It means one of the facets of an insect’s eye. Insects like dragonflies and moths have these and they can have many of them. Each sends a message to the insect’s brain and they work together for the vision of the creature, making images for it. They are hexagons and are longer than they are wide.
Today’s word is SCENOGRAPHY. This word is the word for the painting and designing of theatrical scenery. Kind of an easy one today, isn’t it?
This week’s word comes to you directly from the new book I started writing last week. I’ve always loved it and I finally have a character it fits.
FLIBBERTIGIBBET means a frivolous, flighty or excessively talkative person.
It dates back to the 1400s so it’s up there as an old favorite, isn’t it? I like it. Say it three times fast and try not to giggle.
This word for today is something I put up with a lot as a kid when I shared a room with my sister because she had a horrific habit of this and still does. It’s called Bruxism.
Bruxism is the involuntary grinding of teeth, especially while asleep.
Believe me, this one can be super annoying when it’s done loudly each night. My sister now, as an adult, uses a mouthpiece but chews through one about every six months. Wow, that’s a lot of grinding.
The word itself comes from the Greek word brukhein meaning “gnashing of teeth.”
Ramblings of a Writer 