Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Word Wednesday hosted by Kathy of BermudaOnion

These words found in the rivers run dry by Sibella Giorello

1) Troglodyte (page 37): According to Jack, Marvin was "a troglodyte." But even a dinosaur could help

n.

1. 1. A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes.
   2. A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
2. 1. An anthropoid ape, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee.
   2. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm.

2) Sconce (page 47): ...so I draped awhite bath towel over sconce, dimming the light.
n.

1) A sconce is a type of light fixture affixed to a wall in such a way that it uses only the wall for support, and the light is usually directed upwards.

2) A small defensive earthwork or fort.

3) Friable (page 90): And it was friable, eroded by the elements.

adj.

Readily crumbled; brittle: friable asbestos insulation.

4) Coulees (page 94): In 1929, he concluded that the coulees could only have been formed by a catastrophic flood because the sides were almost perpendicular and the bottoms were wide and flat, not narrow winding....

n.

1. Western U.S. A deep gulch or ravine with sloping sides, often dry in summer.
2. Louisiana & Southern Mississippi.
   1. A streambed, often dry according to the season.
   2. A small stream, bayou, or canal.
3. Upper Midwest. A valley with hills on either side.
4. 1. A stream of molten lava.
   2. A sheet of solidified lava.