Thursday, March 3, 2011

Unfamiliar Words


Unfamiliar Words

Runic-having some secret or mysterious meaning: runic rhyme.
or the ancient Scandinavian class or type, as literature or poetry.

Tintinnabulation- the ringing or sound of bells.

Mellow- soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.

Euphony-

a pleasing sound, esp in speech
Expostulation- earnestly protest

Palpitating- to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter

Monody- a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another's death; threnody.

Paean- any song of praise, joy, or triumph.

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