#6 Word For Today: December 6, 2017
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
December 6, 2017 10:03am CST
This morning, I was reading some information about the background story of the famous novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” The movie, I saw years ago, starring Henry Fonda.
When the prairie states became a huge Dust Bowl, the families who lived there moved away. Most of them went to California and/or Oregon.
The word I came across in this information was: FECUND (pronounced FE kund)
What does that word mean?
The sentence in which I found the word says: “The settlers’ crops failed due to poor soils, so they packed up and searched for more FECUND land.”
FECUND means: Productive, fruitful or fertile.
Who knew?
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4 responses
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Dec 17
I have read the Steinbeck novel and seen the movie.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
7 Dec 17
I don't think I have read the book. I'm not really sure.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Dec 17
Sorry, don't mean to sound like a know-it-all, but I knew what fecund means. 
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
7 Dec 17
Oh, I expect some persons to know these words. It's just that I'm trying to find words that aren't that commonly used.
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@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Dec 17
I came across this word in a P.D. James book yesterday. I'd never seen nor heard of it before. Have you? It means: 'causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion;...
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
7 Dec 17
@BarBaraPrz Thanks so much for adding a new word. No, I have not heard of this word. I will definitely add it to my list.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
7 Dec 17
It's an old movie but has some merit. I found it rather depressing but that's logical since it was a depressing time in this country during the Dust Bowl era.
@catsholiday (460)
• Derby, England
6 Dec 17
That is one of my favourite books. A very emotional story. I did know that word before but I studied English and have an interest in words
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
7 Dec 17
It is an emotional story. Sad, depressing, even but it certainly makes a statement.
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