Vampire Vocab

I’ve been reading. The dictionary, that is. Along with Rare Words. Which has led me to a point in my life where words like “hedonistic” and “astute” which are the most interesting words one finds in most vampire novels, are no longer interesting. So let’s go “off book”. I’ll take a word I like, and [...]

Today’s word is… Nosferatu! The definition is… Nosferatu (noun) a hideously ugly vampire Etymology: Slavonic nosfur-atu I was surprised that this word existed. Is there really a such thing as an ugly vampire? It’s like an imaginary number: it might be out there, but we haven’t found it. Anyway, my reference. From One foot in [...]

Today’s word is… Convulsing! The definition is: con⋅vulse [kuhn-vuhls] –verb (used with object), -vulsed, -vuls⋅ing. 1. to shake violently; agitate. 2. to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc. 3. to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles. Origin: 1635–45; < L convulsus ptp. of convellere to shatter, tear loose, equiv. [...]

Sorry this is late. I saved it accidentally as a draft, so I just actually published it. Today’s word of the day is… Taboo! The dictionary.com definition is… ta⋅boo /təˈbu, tæ-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tuh-boo, ta-] adjective, noun, plural -boos, verb, -booed, -boo⋅ing. –adjective 1. proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words. 2. [...]

Today’s Vampire vocab word was suggested by my brother, so here it is… Oblivious! The definition is… ob⋅liv⋅i⋅ous /əˈblɪviəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-bliv-ee-uhs] –adjective 1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration. 2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure. 3. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness. [...]

I really like this word, so I’m going to use it instead of a Vampire quote. Todays Word of the Week (day is more like it) is… Pulchritude! The dictionary.com definition is pul⋅chri⋅tude /ˈpʌlkrɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood] –noun physical beauty; comeliness. Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv. to pulchri- (comb. [...]

This is vampire vocab, so whenever I post, I’ll have a word from a vampire book I’ve read, and the context in which I read it. Or It will be a word I like, put into a vampire-y sentence. This week’s word is: Repugnant! the definition on Dictionary.com is: re⋅pug⋅nant /rɪˈpʌgnənt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ri-puhg-nuhnt] [...]