Two vocabulary posts in a row – a sign of how hectic my life has become! So many exciting things happening that I don’t even have time to write about them.

1. Mudder – “A racehorse that runs well on a wet or muddy track” (American Heritage Dictionary)
2. Palliate – ” to reduce the violence of (a disease) ; also:to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease”, “to cover by excuses and apologies”
3. Marl – “a loose or crumbling earthy deposit (as of sand, silt, or clay) that contains a substantial amount of calcium carbonate”
4. Chalcedony – “a translucent variety of quartz of various colors and waxy luster”
5. Odium – “hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt”
6. Betel – “a climbing pepper (Piper betle) of southeastern Asia whose leaves are chewed together with betel nut and mineral lime as a stimulant masticatory”
7. Wherry – “any of various light boat” (see M-W for more!)
8. Abattoir – slaughterhouse
9. Proscription – “an imposed restraint or restriction”

All definitions are from Merriam-Webster online dictionary

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