I'm currently reading Tales of Beedle the Bard (by J.K. Rowling, it is something of an addendum to the Harry Potter tales...although more of a concordance, if you will, than a novel...) So far I have learned a few new words due to it (I always enjoy adding to my vocabulary, nerd alert!!)
palatial: [puh-ley-shuhl]
–adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace: a palatial home.
2. befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent: a palatial tapestry.
mien - [meen]
–noun air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.
sagacity - [suh-gas-i-tee]
–noun acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
(this one I had heard before in the form of sagacious but was unclear on the exact meaning)
simulacrum - [sim-yuh-ley-kruhm]
–noun, plural
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
There you have it folks, new knowledge for the day.
P.S. It's SNOWING AGAIN, and I'm dreading my drive home. eek!
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