If you know me, you know Stephen King is by far my favorite author. And he never disappoints with introducing me to new words.
The natural world and the supernatural collide in this grouping, exploring valleys, ghostly presences, and even noxious fumes.
Today’s Word Gems
- Dale (noun) - a valley, especially a broad one
- Fairy Tale, pg 251 - “We walked up hill and down dale, as one of those old stories might say.”
- Lintel (noun) - a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening
- Fairy Tale, pg 197 - “At the back door, she pointed up. Something had been carved into the lintel, higher than Dora could reach.”
- Eldritch (adj) - weird and sinister or ghostly
- Fairy Tale, pg 301 - “Something monstrous and, yes, eldritch.”
- Mephitic (adj) - especially of a gas or vapor - foul-smelling; noxious
- Fairy Tale, pg 301 - “He would have called it mephitic.”
- Viand (noun) - an item of food
- Fairy Tale, pg 265 - “I used to get more viands than I could eat from the people of Seafront, although usually fish rather than meat.”
Ponder This
- Why do we often find ghostly or eldritch ideas so captivating?
Book
- Fairy Tale - Stephen King
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