Word of the Week@

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Word Box! Here are the words:

Gossamer – a film of cobwebs floating in air in clam clear weather; something light, delicate, or insubstantial; from goose summer

Contumacious – stubbornly disobedient

Shrift – a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in an sacrament of reconsiliation
Short shrift - barely adequate time for confession before execution; little or no attention or consideration ; quick work

Prodigal –characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure, recklessly spendthrift


Welter – write, toss: to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves; to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved; to be in turmoil.

And the winner is:

Welter!!

Congratulations, FishFrog! Your word was the word of the week! Use it wisely and often.