 Fatiferous
The relic sat in the pedestal, a light shining over it and making the gold engravings glint. People swarmed around it like hungry wolves. They were elated to be part of history as it unfolded. If only they understood the dangers of the fatiferous object before them. Ten people died in the jungles searching for it. When it was found, sickness struck and claimed the lives of five of the archeologists. The captain of the plane that carried it across the ocean killed himself shortly after landing. The ancients who created it, after all, had named it Death. Find out more about the April A to Z blog challenge, and check out the other participants!
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Saralee
4/6/2014 02:08:29 pm
I had to check this out because I had no idea what fatiferous meant and I was fairly certain it was a describing word for someone pleasantly plump, like meself. ;) lol 4/6/2014 03:39:58 pm
Well this is a jolly thing to start the morning with ;P You certainly managed to catch the meaning of the word in your piece - quite the fatiferous (incidentally, you taught me a new word, I never knew you could <i>bring</i> fate before) and also fatalistic snippet! 4/6/2014 10:51:57 pm
The story is coming along fine. Makes me want to play the game. 4/6/2014 11:21:16 pm
I don't think I'd want to be in the same room with it... 4/6/2014 11:53:39 pm
Ooh! I love this one. I could totally use it in pretty much everything I write. I loved that last line "...had named it Death." 4/7/2014 04:05:48 am
Coniferous = cone-bearing. Fatiferous = fate-bearing. Makes perfect sense! 4/7/2014 05:41:19 am
Don't let the US government know, or the object will wind up in a stenciled wooden box in a wearhouse in a 'alleged' area of New Mexico. :p 4/7/2014 08:06:39 am
Fatiferous? Another great word, Patricia! :D 4/7/2014 08:39:10 am
And I thought I had a super keen vocabulary. I've never heard of this word before today. Writing it down. 4/8/2014 09:21:54 am
These are great! Never heard of this one either. Might be hard to use it in a normal sentence though...I tried to look back and see the reveal post of your theme but didn't see where you actually explained what your emphasis was for the challenge. Gail 4/9/2014 12:08:49 am
That's an awesome word. I'm definitely writing that one down. 4/9/2014 12:29:35 am
@Saralee, there are no words to describe someone as unique as you. ;) Leave a Reply. |
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