#027 Adulation - #028 Fugacious

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This week's words are

Adulation

[ˌajəˈlāSH(ə)n]

NOUN
Extreme or excessive admiration or flattery.


From etymonline.com:

"Servile or insincere praise," late 14c., from Old French adulacion, from Latin adulationem (nominative adulatio) "a fawning; flattery, cringing courtesy," noun of action from past-participle stem of adulari "to flatter, fawn upon."

Fugacious

[fyo͞oˈɡāSHəs]

ADJECTIVE
Tending to disappear; fleeting, brief, transient.


From etymonline.com:

"Fleeing, likely to flee," 1630s, with -ous + Latin fugaci-, stem of fugax "apt to flee, timid, shy," figuratively "transitory, fleeting," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive). Related: Fugaciously; fugaciousness; fugacity.

27: Adulation - Labyrinth - Jareth/Sarah - Can Not

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Title: Can Not
Fandom: Labyrinth
Author: Apache Firecat
Rating: G/K
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah, Toby
Warnings: None
Summary: She can not, must not, give in to him.




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28: Fugacious - Labyrinth - Jareth/Sarah - A Few Tragic Heartbeats

[apachefirecat]

Title: A Few Tragic Heartbeats
Fandom: Labyrinth
Author: Apache Firecat
Rating: G/K
Word Count: 400
Characters/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah
Warnings: Future Drabble, Part of the author's Labyrinth 2 AU series.
Summary: Sarah sees Jareth calling for her.




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