Tuesday, July 05, 2011

WONDROUS WORDS

DEAD BY MIDNIGHT by CAROLYN HART

1. redoubtable

2.ostensibly

3.preamble

4.OxyContin

5.ponderous

6.e'lan

7.sagacity

8.portentous

9.inchoate

1.Even Emma had been pleased by the sales and it took a lot of ka-chings to bring a smile to her redoubtable  square face.


that is to be feared; formidable.
2."Annie was instantly on alert. The smiling comment, though ostensibly a compliment, was a subtle reminder that Laurel had stepped into the breach when Pat failed to show up."
to all outward appearances

3. She began without preamble.

a preliminary or introductory statement, esp attached to a statute or constitution setting forth its purpose

4.She died as the result of ingesting four hundred milligrams of OxyContin, which had been dissolved in Irish Coffee.

A prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug.

"At this point"--Billy sounded somewhat ponderous--"the file remains open."

of great weight; heavy; massive.
 




 











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