Word of the Day
Friday, May 18, 2007
Inveterate (adjective) - Habitual; continuing to perform something out of habit; an ingrained habit that someone or something can't stop or refuses to stop; when something is established or known or rooted in its way (from Latin inveteratus)
Word in a Sentence: In Sandy Lender's fantasy novel Choices Meant for Gods, Chariss runs from Drake because it is an inveterate practice after 16 years, but she will stay at Arcana because Hraaon has asked her to.
Your turn! What habit-forming sentences do you have for me today?
"Some days, I just want the dragon to win."
Tags: Choices Meant for Gods, Sandy Lender, fantasy novel, grammar, word
Friday, May 18, 2007
Inveterate (adjective) - Habitual; continuing to perform something out of habit; an ingrained habit that someone or something can't stop or refuses to stop; when something is established or known or rooted in its way (from Latin inveteratus)
Word in a Sentence: In Sandy Lender's fantasy novel Choices Meant for Gods, Chariss runs from Drake because it is an inveterate practice after 16 years, but she will stay at Arcana because Hraaon has asked her to.
Your turn! What habit-forming sentences do you have for me today?
"Some days, I just want the dragon to win."
Tags: Choices Meant for Gods, Sandy Lender, fantasy novel, grammar, word
posted by Sandy Lender | 6:35 AM
1 Comments:
Thinking of the word "inveterate" -the only thing that enters my mind then is nicotine and how I need to light up another one as soon as this one is done. Insane? Yes. But some days, it seems to be my only companion and gee, you can just go and toss a faithful friend by the wayside now can you?
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