What are some of your favorite words you've come across while reading? (sh.itjust.works)

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Mine is "palimpsest". I first encountered this word while reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt.

Definition: a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

I love that there's a word for this.

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"Defenestrate". Meaning to throw someone or something out of a window.

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Ahh yeah! That's another one of my favorites

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Mine is “snickerdoodle” which brought back long forgotten memories of bake sales. Also it’s just a delightful word!

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One of the best cookies

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One in Spanish that I really liked: arrebol. The definition is “the reddish colour of the sky during twilight”. It’s a pretty word for a pretty concept. 🌅

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Love that

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I just came across "palimpsest" for the first time recently too! It was while reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by VE Schwab. It's been a while since I had to look a word up, so it stuck in my mind, lol.

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I literally thought Palimpsest when I saw the title.

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