stichomythia \stik-uh-MITH-ee-uh\ - dialogue especially of altercation or dispute delivered by two actors in alternating lines (as in classical Greek drama)
I probably learned this word, once, briefly, in my college Classics class, which was one of three non-engineering/science classes I had left to take when I got to WSU.
troglodyte \TRAH-gluh-dyte\ - 1. a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves 2. a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes
Here's one I knew by meaning, if not precisely by definition.
fustigate \FUSS-tuh-gayt\ - 1. to beat with or as if with a short heavy club 2. to criticize severely
Oh, please, please fustigate me!
WOTD was rife with new words while I was on vacation - though the first one is today's.
No comments:
Post a Comment