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Monthly Archives: August 2015

Word of the Day: 8/31/15

vaudeville – stage entertainment with various acts

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 31, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/31/15

Word of the Day: 8/30/15

moot – not certain or not worth talking about

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 30, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/30/15

Word of the Day: 8/29/15

testimonial – an expression of appreciation 

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 29, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/29/15

Word of the Day: 8/28/15

prevaricate – to deviate from the truth 

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 28, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webste, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/28/15

Sharp Objects

Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment:  she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.  For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her mother or the half-sister she barely knows:  a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the […]

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 27, 2015Posted inBooksTags: Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects5 Comments on Sharp Objects

Word of the Day: 8/27/15

sycophant – a servile self-seeking flatterer

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 27, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/27/15

Word of the Day: 8/26/15

draconian – cruel or severe 

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 26, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/26/15

Word of the Day: 8/25/15

grog – an alcoholic drink often cut with water

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 25, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/25/15

Dark Places

Libby Day was seven when her mother and sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice” of Kinnakee, Kansas.  She survived – and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer.  Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club – a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes – locates Libby and pumps her for details.  The […]

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 24, 2015Posted inBooksTags: Dark Places, Gillian Flynn2 Comments on Dark Places

Word of the Day: 8/24/15

cannibalize – to take usable parts from

Posted byMarialena GallagherAugust 24, 2015Posted inWord of the DayTags: Merriam-Webster, word of the dayLeave a comment on Word of the Day: 8/24/15

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