Wrap-It-Up. A-Z Challenge 2014

Wrap-It-Up Challenge Time!

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

Abnegation breezed courageously,

demoting energetic freethinkers.

Ghastly howlers 

intertwine joyously.

Kismet lingers momentarily,

now over-with.

Prefigured quietus ravages

seraphic taction.

Ultroneous vagility whilom

 xeransis, yoicks zappily.

here are some of the strange words I used;

quietus: discharge from life, extinction, death, silencing

seraphic: serene, blissful, angelic

taction: contact, touch

ultroneous: spontaneous, voluntary

vagility: ability to succeed in the struggle for existence

whilom: formerly, once

xeransis: drying up

yoicks: expression of surprise or excitement

zappily: lively, entertaining

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Special Thanks;

Ida Chiavaro; 

for always being there. Superb friend and always a treat to follow her life around.

Stephen Chrisomalis;

Thank you for making the Phrontistery; dictionary with obscure words, free and available.

(I didn't even manage to use 1/4th of the words he has hidden away in this gem of a find.)

And of course, 

Big thanks to all you who commented and kept tuned for the whole Challenge.

I hope you enjoyed the challenge as much as I did.

-Miss Bates.

Z is for Zooscopy. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 13.

zooscopy

hallucination that one is seeing animals

Zazzy zitella, 
zestfully
zappy zephyrs zizz.
Zonk zany zooscopy.
Zen zeems zizzling,
Zenzizenzizenzic.

Here are some of the strange words I used;

Zazzy - flashy, stylish

Zitella - young girl, maiden

Zappy - lively, entertaining

Zephyr - a soft gentle breeze

Zizz - sparkle, vim; energy

Zonk - hit or strike

Zany - amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

Zooscopy - hallucination that one is seeing animals)

Zeems - seems (sorry for the cheat)

Zizzle - variant spelling of sizzle

Zenzizenzizenzic - (the square of the square of the square) eight power of a number

~Stay tuned for tomorrows Wrap-It-Up post.

Thanks for keeping tuned and thank you all for your comments.

Been a lovely month!

-Miss Bates.

Y is for Yeasty. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 13.

yeasty

full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial

Yeasty yeuk yede

yikkering yoicks.

Yird yellow yesterdays,

youthfully yompering

yelping yodels yon.

here are some of the strange words I used;

Yeuk / Yuke - to itch

Yede - to go

Yikker / Yelp - to utter sharp little cries

Yoicks - expression of surprise or excitement

Yird - to bury

Yomp - to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain  

Yon - yonder

-Miss Bates.

X is for Xenodochial. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 10.

Xenodochial

hospitable, kindly to strangers

'Xcoriated Xanthippe, 

xanthodont.

Xenomorphically 'xisting xenogenous.

'xpressing 'xcellence.

'xtreme,

Xylomancy.

here are some of the strange words I used;

excoriated

Xanthippe - ill-tempered woman

Xanthodont - one with yellow teeth

Xenomorphic - having a form not its own

existing

Xenogenous - due to an outside cause

expressing

excellence

extreme

Xylomancy - divination* by examining wood found in one's path

*the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means

-Miss Bates.

W is for Wegotism. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 17.

Wegotism

      excessive use of the pronoun 'we' in speech or writing

Whilom wearish wantage
worked wholefully
whitersoever whiterward.

What way won?
Whangam wistful
wanted welkin.
without wondermongers
withal.

here are some of the strange words I used;

Whilom -  formerly; once; former

Wearish -tasteless; savourless 

Wantage - deficiency; shortage 

Whitersoever - to any place whatsoever  

Whiterward - toward what or which place 

Whangam - an imaginary animal 

Wistful - having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing  

Welkin - the vault of the sky; firmament; heaven 

Wondermonger - one who promises miracles 

Withal - besides; therewith; nevertheless; with  

-Miss Bates.

V is for Videndum. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 11.

videndum

      things to be seen

Vibrant voids

vectitation vastidity.

Veracious vrausemblance,

viva vagility.

Vintage vision visualised.

here are some of the strange words I used;

Vectitation - act of carrying or conveying  

Vastidity - vastness, a vast extent 

Veracious - truthful, exact 

Vrausemblance - verisimilitude; the appearance of being true or real

Vagility - ability to succeed in the struggle for existence 

sorry for the delay.

-Miss Bates.

U is for Ultroneous. A-Z Challenge 2014

Today's roll revealed the number of the day to be 10.

Ultroneous

       spontaneous; voluntary

Ubiquitous ultrafidian usward.

Usufruct, unashamed

unyielding unknown.

unfolding, urging

unity.

here are some of the strange words I used;

Ubiquitous - present, appearing, or found everywhere 
Ultrafidian - going beyond faith  
Usward - towards us 

Usufruct- the right to use and enjoy something 

-Miss Bates.