We’re giving away a signed copy of Lauraine Snelling’s new book A Heart For Home. To enter, visit the Girls With Pens Facebook Page, find the word of the day, and post a sentence using the word here. Easy. One entry per word. Contest closes June 30th. Good luck!
Marcy and Lisa
Marcy Kennedy & Lisa Hall-Wilson 
She looked at me with a supercilious expression after I acted the fool and protested, “Oh, you didn’t mean super-silly-ous?”
Haha, Stephanie! I have this word in my next blog post–talk about good timing.
Heather wondered if hurrying over to the Girls With Pens site just to get to the word of the day before Stephanie was a supercilious flight of fancy, or not.
I am sure that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will not act in a supercilious manner when she visits Canada at the end of this month.
“I’m not the only one vying for the prize; but I’m certainly the best,” he thought with supercilious smugness.
“Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1 …
Superman had extremely xenogenic powers to that of his adoptive parents.
Christ’s transforming redemption of this poor sinner has made the former “me” xenogenic, the new creature I’ve become capable of mirroring Christ, and the transfer of family relationship complete.
He considered himself xenogeneic, just like his father before him.
How is it possible for an artist to produce such a xenogenic piece?
I sure wish the seeds in Dave’s garden would pullulate.
God told us to pullulate the earth, and tend it, but like oars on a boat, we mustn’t prefer one above the other—both are required to fulfill His plans and purposes.
I have some seeds planted eons ago, and I’m still waiting for them to pullulate.
That she would allow him to vituperate her only deepened his disdain.
After reading the unedited work, he went into a rant and vituperated against it for hours.
My husband often comes across people who vituperate him in his public sector job.
Oh yeay, I think our local lighthouse must have a Caracole.
I have always wanted a house with a caracole.
To be made clean, my soul must be torrefied.
I torrified my meat on the BBQ
The drought attenuated the river.
When my defendant arrived drunk, he attenuated my argument that he couldn’t have been driving under the influence of alcohol.
She was definitely being thrasonical when she stated that she’d used every word-of-the-day in a sentences.
My 3 year old was thrasonical today when he said that he was a big boy and din’t need a nappy on at night time anymore – unlike his 5 year old brother who does.
Her son`s thrasonical behaviour was shocking to her–especially since she`d always prided herself on doing such an amazing job of raising him.
Though his statement took me aback, very soon after I realized what a powerful aphorism it was! (I guess it’s time to make my list of words I’ve learned this month, so I don’t forget what they all mean.)
So, bring on the next challenge. :^)
‘Absence makes the heart grow fonder,’ is a common aphorism .
His aphorism was a razor’s caress across her callous conclusions.
(so I’m a little alliterative)
She knew it was going to happen; she’d been beguiled yet again by a man with a handsome face.
Delilah beguiled Samson.
Can I beguile you into sending the book to me?