Noelle Knight has looked up 495 words, created 17 lists, listed 175 words, written 103 comments, added 52 tags, and loved 1 word.
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Yay! More Sookie! :-)
(You might want to look at that umbrage citation again, though--supes like Alcide might be the first to tell you there is no "I" in umbrage.) -
acquired, relating to a disease, i found this in high times mag.
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vindiction, evidence for an argument, i found this in the newspaper.
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conciliation, jealous or suspicious, i found this in the news paper.
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revival, the act of being revived, i found this in the surfin mag.
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derive, to recieve from a source, i found this in sports illistrated.
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domestic, tame, i found this in the surfing mag.
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perpetual , lasting for eternity, i found this word in the sports illustrated.
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moralistic, to show concern, i found this word in the paper.
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proprietor, this word i found in my book i amd reading for history class.
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flourish, i found this word in my moms garden mag, the flowers flourished in the rich soil.
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enceinte :carrying an unborn child; pregnant.
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constancy.Stead fastness, as in purpose or affection; faithfulness.
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interpellate:To address with a question; especially, to question formally or publicly; demand an answer or explanation from
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clairvoyant:Having the supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses
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ancillary: Of secondary importance
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delineate:2.To represent pictorially; depict
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insofar:To such an extent
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municipal:Having local self-government.
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albeit:Even though; although; notwithstanding
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theoretician:.A theorist; a theorizer; one who is expert in the theory of a science or art.
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purport:1.To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; profess
Noelle Knight commented on the word reconnoitering
"Because he decided after listening to gossip and reconnoitering that you were important to me, and that your death would wound me the way Long Shadow's had him."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word skulduggery
"There was something about this that Christine wanted me to see, to...Of course. She wanted me to use my talent here. She suspected...skulduggery."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word consternation
"Suddenly a section of Astroturf leaped up as a trap snapped shut, narrowly missing the wolf's hind leg. The wolf yipped in consternation, frozen in place."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word doff
"Sam retired behind the hedge in front of his trailer to doff his clothes."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word tincture
"'Yes, ma'am, I am,' I agreed, with only a tincture of irony."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word fallow
"There were times to think, and times to lie fallow. Today was a fallow day."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word redolent
"She had left me a little note, too, on an old envelope that already held the beginnings of my shopping list. It said, 'I'll call you later. T'--a terse note, and not exactly redolent of sisterly love."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word truculent
"Though the window had broken mostly in big pieces, a few bits of glass fell from her as she rose, and I flicked an eye at Eric to make sure he understood he should clean them up. He had a truculent set to his mouth."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word rumination
"'I told you I would leave everything for you?' he said at the end of all this rumination."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word billeted
"I might owe my life to Sam's insistence that the vampire be billeted at my house."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word prurient
"I didn't believe for a minute Bill was only concerned with my safety, but I didn't want to believe jealousy brought him to my window, or some kind of prurient curiosity."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word letch
"He didn't letch after me, and he didn't seem to want anything from me."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word elegies
"Patrick Furnan left his pew and strode to the lectern. He didn't do a good stride; he was too stout for that. But his speech was certainly a change from the elegies the two previous men had given."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word litany
"After going through the litany, which Alcide showed me in the Prayer Book, the priest asked if anyone would like to say a few words about Colonel Flood."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word colloquy
"'No,' he said. We were still keeping our voices down, but I could see from the sideways glances we were getting that our intense colloquy was attracting attention."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word patrician
"She inclined her patrician head slightly to her right, and I gave a closer look at the couple that had been on the periphery of my attention."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word pontificating
"Today, gray sheets of rain battered at the walls and roof, and Bud Dearborn was pontificating to five of his cronies over on the smoking side."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word rapine
"'And what happened to you?' I asked politely, meaning how did he come to depart his wonderful warm-blooded life of rapine and slaughter for the vampire edition of the same thing."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word hoy
"Off and on I lived on the coast of America, down close to New Orleans, where we'd take small cargo ships and the like. I sailed aboard a small hoy, so we couldn't take on too large or well defended a ship..."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word blithely
"'Oh, we'd try to catch almost anyone unawares,' he said blithely.'"-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word shill
"'I've never been a bouncer before,' Charles said conversationally. 'I was the youngest son of a minor baronet, so I've had to make my own way, and I've done many things. I've worked as a bartender before, and many years ago I was a shill for a whorehouse. Stood outside, trumpeted the wares of the strumpets--that's a neat phrase, isn't it?--threw out men who got too rough with the whores. I suppose that's the same as being a bouncer."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word quelling
"She subsided after he fixed her with his quelling gaze, and I wondered if he hadn't given her a dose of glamour."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word attrition
"Bartenders at Fangtasia didn't tend to last long. Eric and Pam always tried to hire someone colorful--an exotic bartender drew in the human tourists who came by the busloads to take a walk on the wild side--and in this they were successful. But somehow the job had acquired a high attrition rate."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word battened
"I hate knowing more about relationships than the people in them know--but no matter how battened down I am, I pick up a trickle of stuff."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word abjectly
"'Scuse me,' I said abjectly, putting my tray on the bar and meeting Terry's eyes briefly."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word mendaciously
"'Your guess is as good as mine,' I said mendaciously, and he winked at me."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 18, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word virago
"'And is he? He has the gall to tell this virago Debbie that Sookie is good in bed.'" -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word umbrage
"'In the meantime, to finish our conversation, whoever stuffed the corpse in the closet meant to saddle Alcide with the blame, since Jerry Falcon had made a blatant pass at Sookie in the bar the night before, and Alcide had taken umbrage.'" -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word ruddy
"There was blood on his face, and he looked pinker than I'd ever seen him, ruddy with health." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word het
Something felt funny, something was bothering me about the appearance of my house, but I was to het up to examine my worry." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word reedy
"He was awfully young--a reedy, blotched teenager." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word upbraid
"I didn't want to argue with Bill, or upbraid him for his unfaithfulness." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word addlepated
"'Bubba' had an unfortunate predilection for cat blood, and he was addlepated, and he could only follow the simplest directions;..." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word predilection
"'Bubba' had an unfortunate predilection for cat blood, and he was addlepated, and he could only follow the simplest directions;..." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word obstreperous
"And sometimes when he does sing, it brings back memories, and he gets, ah, obstreperous." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word ardor
"He'd seen me kill her, right in front of his eyes. Granted, she'd betrayed and tortured him, and that should have doused his ardor, right there." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word chaste
"He kissed my cheek in a chaste, friend-of-the-boyfriend way." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word thronging
"As the master of this mansion, Russell's return was a big event, and when the inhabitants smelled fresh blood, they were doubly quick to come thronging." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word mendaciously
"'She saw him pull the stake out, she said,' Eric said mendaciously." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word forlorn
"'I didn't want to talk about it,' I said. I didn't like the way that came out, kind of forlorn." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word fraught
"I fought conflicting impulses to scream, burst into tears, or run...After a long, fraught pause, Alcide said, 'Let's get back in the truck.'" -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word demurely
"'Of course I wouldn't do any such thing,' I said demurely, and he scowled at me." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word quirt
"I scored big with 'quirt,' (speaking about playing Scrabble) and he stuck his tongue out at me." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word foisted
"Alcide had had my company foisted on him." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word flit
"I'd have to flit from door to door to use the bathroom." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word fracas
"I was a mess: tired, conflicted, and agitated by a the fracas with the biker and Debbie's vandalism." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word blanched
"We sat staring at the shifter, and she blanched at our silence." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word archly
"'Oh?' I said archly, in an attempt to lighten the mood." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word vagaries
"We shrugged at each other, the vagaries of the white-collar well-to-do beyond our comprehension." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011
Noelle Knight commented on the word verisimilitude
"I carried it behind the screen that concealed the hair-washing area, and wiped at a perfectly clean area just for verisimilitude..." -Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Feb 5, 2011