Word of the week E block

  Anthracite : (noun.) a hard natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little volatile matter and in burning very cleanly “The smouldering glow of the half-extinguished anthracite .” (Hawthorne 27) I found this word while reading the Scarlet Letter. It sounded super unique. I ended up looking at a few images of a nthracite, and it is actually quite pretty. It is luminous and shiny, and reflective too.

Decorous : (adj.) m arked by propriety and good taste “It is scarcely decorous , however, to speak all, even where we speak impersonally.” (Hawthrone 1) I found this word while reading the Scarlet Letter. I thought it sounded interesting and unique. After reading about it, I realized how commonly this word was used by many.