Vocab Practice: Execrable

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 27, 2014.

Let’s do a practice round!

Execrable means:

A) Exceptional quality
B) Extraneous detail
C) Foul smelling
D) Extremely bad, unpleasant

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Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter

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For fans of the Harry Potter novels, the name McGonagall probably brings to mind one of the series’ well-known characters, the stern but kindly Professor McGonagall.

But author J.K. Rowling borrowed her character’s name from a Scottish actor and poet, William Topaz McGonagall.

William McGonagall, author of nearly 200 execrable [Read more…]