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This week’s words come from A Grown Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson.
Tractable — “She was tractable now, faded once more to the Liza-less creature the stroke had made her.”
Tractable means capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled.
Gritching — “I could handle a little gritching.
Gritching is a combo of grouchy and *itchy.
Torpid — “But she seemed torpid.”
Torpid means lacking energy or vigor.
What new words did you learn this week?
I just finished that book and loved it!
How did I miss those words when I read it? I like gritchy! lol
Pretty interesting words, never heard of them before.
Gritchy is interesting and new to me. I’ve picked up the other two words along the way, but they are definitely words I learned from reading as an adult.
Hi Martha,
The only word that I didn’t know was ‘gritching’. Here in the UK we would simply use the word ‘grouchy’ or ‘*itchy’, without combining the two.
I might just try dropping your word into the conversation sometime, just to see the blank looks and stares!!
Take Care
Yvonne
I think gritching seems like a good word that could catch on if we all use it a lot!!
Nice to find an author who makes her characters believable and real. A good one!