Word of the Month 00002

So it seems it has been a while since last updating... a couple of years... but hath no fear! We were walking home from school and telling each other about our classes which lead to English class. My teacher has a Word of the Week, Synonyms of the Week and Cliche of the Week (so a lot of the board is taken up before we even start class) to teach us of what to use or avoid when writing. Of course the quick schemers that we are, we decided to take turns at a two-weekly star word. Jess had one to start off with and now it is my turn.

Behold a new verb...

to scupper

(said SKUHP-er)
1. Informal.  to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck
2. Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.

It does have a noun but it is boring and something to do with drains I believe, and in navel slang it is an offensive way of describing a woman so we shall ignore these. I must admit even so it isn't such a positive word as a verb (very ironic I did pick this seeing as today while I am writing this it is clear, sunny and extremely pool-worthy and I am sitting at the computer in togs) but it does give a certain nuance that may be needed someplace?

Inkblossom

Another inspiring poem I found on WritersCafe.org

La mer insensible à froid *The cold unfeeling sea I cried to the sea all my sorrows But it took little notice of me For tears and moans is all it's known Wind and rain: what I am to the sea © 2011 Vesa Lee

Word of the Month 00001

Well, we were making lemonade.We decided that a word of the month was necessary. And so here it is:

Begrudgingly, our first word of the month.

Dictionary.com tells us:

be·grudge

   [bih-gruhj]

–verb (used with object), -grudged, -grudg·ing.

1.

to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone):She begrudged her friend the award.

2.

to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudgethe money spent on her children's education.

Origin: 
1350–1400; Middle English bigrucchen. See be-, grudge

—Related forms

be·grudg·ing·ly, adverb

un·be·grudged, adjective

We also found a piece of text from a book called Savannah by the Sea written by Denise Hildreth. Featuring our word begrudgingly not once but twice!

... I settled into a nice rhythm of literary life, examining the essence of our humanness and telling its story through the eyes less-than-perfect journeyman. The city had welcomed me. Begrudgingly but eventually. I had accepted it. Begrudgingly and eventually as well...

Now we ask you to use this word to inspire a piece from you...