Sunday, November 29, 2009

perfervid panegyric

per⋅fer⋅vid
–adjective
very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned:

pan⋅e⋅gyr⋅ic
–noun
1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2. formal or elaborate praise.

Let this be a lesson, these be the kinds of befuddling phrases one runs into when endeavoring to read historical fiction.

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