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Usually, I don't find enough new (or forgotten by me) words to fill a post just from one book, but all of these words are from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. More surprisingly, that book is relatively short (less than 200 pages).
The first word is: pedant
The sentence in which I found it:
O, I know he's a good fellow- you needn't frown- an excellent fellow, and I always mean to see more of him; but a hide-bound pedant for all that;...
From The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 22% Kindle edition.
a. someone who is extremely concerned with minor details or rules
b. a soldier of fortune, or a mercenary
c. an officious peddler of jewelry
The second word is: sedulous
The sentence in which I found it:
He now begs them to search with most sedulous care, and should any of the same quality be left, forward it to him at once.
From The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 51% Kindle edition.
a. showing continued hard work and dedication
b. showing tenderness and benevolence
c. showing conceit and egotism
The third word is: incipient
The sentence in which I found it:
This bore some resemblance to incipient rigour, and was accompanied by a marked sinking of the pulse.
From The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 68% Kindle edition.
a. something discerning or marked
b. slumberous or inactive
c. beginning to happen or develop
Correct Answers (Highlight to View):
1. (pedant) a. someone who is extremely concerned with minor details or rules 2. (sedulous) a. showing continued hard work and dedication 3. (incipient) c. beginning to happen or develop
I really did not know the first two, but guessed correctly. I did know the third one from my journalism internship. They loved that word in political reporting. Ha ha. It made them sound educated. I love this feature. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's been difficult to make up alternate answers for some of these- the sentences they come with generally give you a good idea of what they mean. I didn't know incipient would be a political type of term! It's funny, ever since I started listing this wealth of words, I tend to find them in whatever I'm reading. Maybe I wasn't paying attention before.
DeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting, La La!
~Litha Nelle