Apr. 15th, 2009

[identity profile] rainbow-yarn.livejournal.com
prosaic [proh-ZEY-ik]

adjective
1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prosaic?qsrc=2888



Some of Janet's dreams were shattered when she entered music college; she had hoped that the music program would be more open to different styles of writing and playing, but all her professors' ideas of "music" were completely prosaic and close-minded.
[identity profile] flaming-tyger.livejournal.com
diffuse- verb [v. di-fyooz; adj. di-fyoos]
1. to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
2. to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.
3. to spread.

–adjective
4. characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy.
5. widely spread or scattered; dispersed.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diffuse

She watched in horror as the perfume that she bought in Paris diffused all over her nice rug from Turkey.
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