NaNoWordSprints Prompts from July 2019

Here are the prompts I tweeted out on NaNoWordSprints during this year’s second session of Camp NaNoWriMo!

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July 1, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Bear Idioms

10 min	bear hug
20 min	bear the burden
30 min	bear trap
10 min	bear a resemblance to
20 min	bear a grudge

 

July 3, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from July 2011

10 min	undercurrents
20 min	mayhem
30 min	bloodline
10 min	curses
20 min	notorious
30 min	escape
10 min	creep
20 min	ripple
30 min	redemption
10 min	homecoming
20 min	switchback
30 min	dominance
15 min	survivors
20 min	incognito

 

July 4, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Fairy Tale Tropes

10 min	bad boss
20 min	be careful what you wish for
30 min	impossible task
10 min	deal with the devil
20 min	forbidden fruit
30 min	last request
10 min	malicious slander
20 min	secret test of character
30 min	self-fulfilling prophecy
5 min	threshold guardians

 

July 4, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from December 2016

10 min	hugs and kisses
20 min	chain of memories
30 min	make it hurt
10 min	rules of contact
20 min	hit the spot
30 min	on the line
10 min	absolute trust
20 min	bad blood
30 min	from here to there
10 min	pros and cons
20 min	don’t tell anyone
30 min	wrath
10 min	radiant
20 min	beyond the truth
10 min	treasure hunt

 

July 5, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from March 2013

10 min	what the family needed
20 min	back where she belongs
30 min	love calling
10 min	crave the darkness
20 min	breaking point
30 min	reckless
10 min	strand of deception
20 min	the heart of a hero
30 min	swept away
10 min	an act of persuasion

 

July 5, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from March 2008

10 min	after hours
20 min	deadly departures
30 min	trickster
10 min	reasonable doubt
20 min	family matters
30 min	tangled webs
10 min	sacrifice
20 min	just desserts
30 min	the invisible
10 min	moving day
20 min	turn up the heat
30 min	terra incognita
10 min	better than gold
20 min	sunshine and shadows
10 min	imaginary enemy

 

July 6, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 1

10 min	solivagant (adj.) wandering alone
20 min	cingulomania (n.) a strong desire to hold a person in your arms
30 min	eldritch (adj.) eerie, weird, spooky
10 min	intransigent (adj.) refusing to agree or compromise, inflexible
20 min	boketto (n.) the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking
30 min	werifesteria (v.) to wander longingly in the forest in search of mystery
10 min	tacenda (n.) things better left unsaid
20 min	dormiveglia (n.) the space that stretches between sleeping and waking
30 min	absquatulate (v.) to leave without saying goodbye
5 min	lucustrine (adj.) of or relating to a lake

 

July 6, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 2

10 min	moonbroch (n.) a halo around the moon which presages an approaching storm
20 min	nescience (n.) lack of knowledge, ignorance
30 min	opprobrious (adj.) outrageously disgraceful or shameful
10 min	ferhoodle (v.) to confuse or mix up
20 min	drapetomania (n.) an overwhelming urge to run away
30 min	wifty (adj.) eccentric or eccentrically silly, dizzy
10 min	brickbat (n.) an unkind or unfavorable remark, caustic criticism
20 min	yugen (n.) an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and mysterious for words
30 min	calumny (n.) an untrue statement that is made to damage someone’s reputation
10 min	akrasia (n.) lack of self-control
20 min	moonglade (n.) the track of moonlight on water
30 min	crapehanger (n.) a person who sees the gloomy side of things
10 min	metanoia (n.) the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self, or way of life
20 min	jeremiad (n.) a long mournful complaint
10 min	sisu (n.) extraordinary determination in the face of adversity

 

July 7, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Howl’s Moving Castle

10 min	intimidating architecture
20 min	transformation
30 min	a fiery friend
10 min	afraid of heights
20 min	an unlikely trio
30 min	a harrowing ride
10 min	drama queen among the clutter
20 min	preparing for a feast
30 min	contemplation
5 min	catastrophe

 

July 7, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Spirited Away

10 min	surprise
20 min	untenable request
30 min	a powerful partner
10 min	an annoyed boss
20 min	a bit of magic
30 min	traveling with mysterious passengers
10 min	gluttony
20 min	fun tricks
30 min	with a goal in mind
10 min	multi-tasking
20 min	in the distance
30 min	not like anyone else
10 min	deserted
20 min	unmindful parents
10 min	in a tight space

 

July 8, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 3

10 min	nugatory (adj.) having no consequence or force
20 min	lambent (adj.) softly light or radiant
30 min	sweven (n.) a vision seen in in sleep, a dream
10 min	daedal (adj.) skillful, artistic, or intricate
20 min	oenomel (n.) something combining strength with sweetness
30 min	ceraunophile (n.) someone who loves thunder and lightning
10 min	peiskos (n.) the feeling you get when you sit in front of a fireplace and enjoy its warmth
20 min	imprecate (v.) to invoke evil on
30 min	charmolyphi (n.) joy-making sorrow, a mixed feeling of happiness while feeling sad
5 min	eccedentesiast (n.) someone who only pretends to smile

 

July 8, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 4

10 min	anagnorisis (n.) the critical moment of recognition or discovery
20 min	oneirataxia (n.) the inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality
30 min	cantankerous (adj.) difficult or irritating to deal with
10 min	noctiflorous (adj.) flowering at night
20 min	flavescent (adj.) turning yellow, yellowish
30 min	pluvial (adj.) of or pertaining to rain, rainy
10 min	monochopsis (n.) the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place
20 min	tohubohu (n.) chaos, disorder, confusion
30 min	penetralia (n.) the most private or secret things
10 min	espial (n.) the act of spying
20 min	hirple (v.) to limp
30 min	shivaree (n.) a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given to a newly married couple
10 min	coddiwomple (v.) to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination
20 min	nepenthe (n.) something that can make you forget grief or suffering
10 min	inosculate (v.) join by intertwinning or fitting closely together

 

July 9, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
A Idioms

10 min	accident waiting to happen
20 min	acquired taste
30 min	any nook or cranny
10 min	all things considered
20 min	all bets are off
30 min	as luck will have it
10 min	ask for the moon
20 min	at one’s fingertips
30 min	around the corner
5 min	as far as anyone knows

 

July 9, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
B Idioms

10 min	bad egg
20 min	balancing act
30 min	barrel of laughs
10 min	be my guest
20 min	beauty queen
30 min	been there, done that
10 min	behind closed doors
20 min	bells and whistles
30 min	beyond the pale
10 min	big fish in a small pond
20 min	blood and guts
30 min	blow one’s chance
10 min	borrowed time
20 min	black mark
10 min	burn one’s bridges

 

July 10, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 5

10 min	schwellenangst (n.) fear of crossing a threshold to embark on something new
20 min	kawaakari (n.) the glow of the river at dusk
30 min	appetence (n.) an eager desire, an instinctive inclination, an attraction or natural bond
10 min	morii (n.) the desire to capture a fleeting experience
20 min	sonder (n.) the realization that each random passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own
30 min	cockaigne (n.) an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease
10 min	numinous (adj.) feeling fearful and awed by what is before you
20 min	selcouth (adj.) something unfamiliar, unusual, or wondrous
30 min	trouvaille (n.) a lucky find
5 min	meraki (n.) putting a part of yourself into what you’re doing

 

July 10, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Unusual Words Part 6

10 min	fernweh (n.) wanderlust, an ache for distant places or a strong desire to travel
20 min	kopfkino (n.) the act of playing out an entire scenario in your mind
30 min	sturmfrei (n.) the freedom of being alone
10 min	livsnjutare (n.) a person who loves life deeply and lives it to the extreme
20 min	resfeber (n.) the tangled feelings of fear and excitement before a journey begins
30 min	komorebi (n.) the sunlight that filters through the trees
10 min	natsukashii (adj.) a happy recollection of an event or memory in the past
20 min	commuovere (v.) to stir, to touch, to move to tears
30 min	hiraeth (n.) homesickness for a place which you can’t return to or never was
10 min	coruscate (v.) to flash or sparkle
20 min	adronitis (n.) frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone
30 min	smicker (v.) to look amorously after somebody
10 min	chrysalism (n.) the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm
20 min	fanaa (n.) destruction of the self, destroyed in love
10 min	camhanaich (n.) early morning twilight

 

July 12, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from August 2011

10 min	feels like home
20 min	heart of the hunter
30 min	dream something big
10 min	ghost of a chance
20 min	a trick of light
30 min	changing the game
10 min	claim of innocence
20min	ripe for scandal
30 min	out of control
5 min	finding patterns

 

July 12, 2019, 10:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from October 2011

10 min	hide from evil
20 min	cold glory
30 min	bound by blood
10 min	legacy
20 min	flipped out

 

July 13, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from May 2010

10 min	compromised
20 min	meltdown
30 min	stroke of genius
10 min	running scared
20 min	the lies we told
30 min	bargain with the devil
10 min	stolen
20 min	dead in the water
30 min	life in defiance
5 min	wonders never cease

 

July 13, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from June 2019

10 min	more than anything
20 min	storm and fury
30 min	wherever she goes
10 min	hidden twin
20 min	something fishy
30 min	out of place
10 min	a patchwork of clues
20 min	my enemy’s enemy
30 min	a good team
10 min	bad things
20 min	should have known better
30 min	how to say goodbye
10 min	in at the deep end
20 min	beyond the limit
10 min	digging deep

 

July 14, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Linguistic Alliterative Siamese Twins

10 min	meek and mild
20 min	sticks and stones
30 min	hearth and home
10 min	spick and span
20 min	command and control
30 min	forgive and forget
10 min	rules and regulations
20 min	cliques and clans
30 min	trials and tribulations
5 min	watching and waiting

 

July 14, 2019, 6:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Linguistic Opposites Siamese Twins

10 min	give and take
20 min	land and sea
30 min	coming and going
10 min	deep and wide
20 min	fire and ice
30 min	love and war
10 min	now and then
20 min	high and low
30 min	lost and found
10 min	sweet and sour
20 min	friend or foe
30 min	life or death
10 min	floor to ceiling
20 min	naughty or nice
10 min	pros and cons

 

July 15, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Metaphors

15 min	butterfly effect
15 min	chicken or the egg
15 min	the elephant in the room
15 min	broken heart
15 min	cold feet
15 min	melting pot
15 min	silver bullet
15 min	point of no return
15 min	slippery slope
15 min	bad apples
15 min	cabin fever
15 min	late bloomer
15 min	survival of the fittest
15 min	tunnel vision
15 min	no-win situation
15 min	moral compass
15 min	left high and dry
15 min	chain reaction

 

July 16, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from January 2016

15 min	compromised identity
15 min	twisted
15 min	trapped
15 min	destroyer
15 min	renegade
15 min	convergence point
15 min	hunted
15 min	exposed
15 min	the secret admirer
15 min	outside the lines
15 min	dark victory
15 min	resorting to the truth

 

July 17, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from January 2014

10 min	the unwelcomed child
20 min	dangerous diseases
30 min	the lone warrior
10 min	siren song
20 min	after the storm
30 min	undercover
10 min	through the window
20 min	no place like home
30 min	true lies
5 min	more than good enough

 

July 17, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from April 2008

10 min	delusion
20 min	hidden motive
30 min	secrets in the shadows
10 min	no stopping now
20 min	summer snow

 

July 19, 2019, 8:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Legal Doublets

10 min	keep and perform
20 min	power and authority
30 min	sale or transfer
10 min	sole and exclusive
20 min	terms and conditions
30 min	fit and proper
10 min	let or hindrance
20 min	furnish and supply
30 min	armed and dangerous
10 min	care and attention

 

July 21, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Trinomials

10 min	gold, silver, and bronze
20 min	left, right, and center
30 min	the good, the bad, and the ugly
10 min	hook, line, and sinker
20 min	I came, I saw, I conquered
30 min	here, there, and everywhere
10 min	eat, drink, and be merry
20 min	tall, dark, and handsome
30 min	win, lose, or draw
10 min	short, sweet, and to the point
20 min	healthy, wealthy, and wise
30 min	lie, cheat, or steal
10 min	judge, jury, or executioner
20 min	shake, rattle, and roll
10 min	animal, vegetable, or mineral

 

July 22, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from March 2012

10 min	illuminate
20 min	some things are never forgiven
30 min	now or never
10 min	finding our way home
20 min	caught in the spotlight
30 min	a knife in the heart
10 min	one way or another
20 min	fair game
30 min	intruder
5 min	mercy

 

July 22, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Lost Words

10 min	acrasial (adj.) ill-regulated, ill-tempered
20 min	diffibulate (v.) to unbutton, to unbuckle
30 min	gelicide (n.) a frost
10 min	jussulent (adj.) full of broth or soup
20 min	morsicant (adj.) producing the sensation of repeated biting or prickling
30 min	bajulate (v.) to bear a heavy burden
10 min	essomenic (adj.) showing as they will be in the future
20 min	hirquitalliency (n.) strength of voice
30 min	keleusmatically (adv.) imperatively, in an imperative mood
10 min	nubivagant (adj.) moving throughout or among clouds
20 min	crocitation (n.) croaking, cawing
30 min	famigerate (v.) to carry news from abroad
10 min	icasm (n.) a figurative expression
20 min	latibule (n.) hiding place
10 min	obrumpent (adj.) breaking, bursting

 

July 23, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Doublets

10 min	goodness and light
20 min	eyes and ears
30 min	smoke and mirrors
10 min	loud and clear
20 min	fast and furious
30 min	bound and determined
10 min	nook and cranny
20 min	thunder and lightning
30 min	flesh and bone
5 min	rough and tumble

 

July 23, 2019, 8:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from October 2016

10 min	kept secrets
20 min	all your wishes
30 min	a terrible beauty
10 min	since you’ve been gone
20 min	the truest heart
30 min	nemesis
10 min	without mercy
20 min	cracking up
30 min	mortal sins
10 min	refuge

 

July 24, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Unusual Colors

10 min	cinerious	ashen; ash-gray
20 min	sarcoline	flesh-colored
30 min	virescent	becoming green or greenish; of a greenish color
10 min	flammeous	flame-colored
20 min	icterine	yellowish or marked with yellow
30 min	amaranthine	immortal; undying; deep purple-red color
10 min	modena	crimson
20 min	pavonated	peacock-blue
30 min	sable	black; dark; of a black color in heraldry
10 min	eburnean	of or like ivory; ivory-colored
20 min	aurulent	gold-colored
30 min	isabelline	greyish yellow
10 min	leucochroic	white or pale-colored
20 min	spadiceous	chestnut-colored
10 min	watchet	pale blue

 

July 25, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Bizarre English Idioms

10 min	Bob’s your uncle
20 min	a different kettle of fish
30 min	donkey’s years
10 min	all mouth and no trousers
20 min	pardon my French
30 min	cat got your tongue
10 min	chew the fat
20 min	under the weather
30 min	to go pear-shaped
5 min	a piece of cake

 

July 26, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Book Titles from September 2015

10 min	nomad
20 min	disposable asset
30 min	dreamland
10 min	primal force
20 min	only a kiss
30 min	dishing the dirt
10 min	played for a fool
20 min	a beam of light
30 min	beginners
5 min	one of these nights

 

July 26, 2019, 8:00pm-10:00pm (UTC-8)
Proverbial Phrases Part 1

10 min	A bad excuse is better than none.
20 min	A rising tide lifts all boats.
30 min	Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
10 min	Finders keepers.
20 min	False friends are worse than open enemies.

 

July 27, 2019, 8:00pm-12:00am (UTC-8)
Proverbial Phrases Part 2

10 min	Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
20 min	Too many cooks spoil the broth.
30 min	Third time is a charm.
10 min	Two heads are better than one.
20 min	If you play with fire, you will get burned.
30 min	If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
10 min	Let sleeping dogs lie.
20 min	Let the cat out of the bag.
30 min	Good things come to those who wait.
10 min	Nothing ventured, nothing gained

 

July 28, 2019, 12:00am-2:00am (UTC-8)
Book Titles from October 2011

20 min	the struggle within
30 min	so over it
10 min	deadly desires
20 min	chosen by fate
10 min	rising storm

 

July 28, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
Random Phrases Part 1

10 min	the most embarassing protest
20 min	they will fall
30 min	come back to haunt you
10 min	strength, speed, and agility
20 min	inspirational examples
30 min	not a thing of the past
10 min	repeated attempts
20 min	jumping on the opportunity
30 min	there and back again
5 min	excitement and wonder

 

July 28, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
Random Phrases Part 2

10 min	fly in any direction
20 min	knows the score
30 min	born in the shadow
10 min	hard-earned wisdom
20 min	confusing and relentless
30 min	fashion and flair
10 min	driven by the frustration
20 min	entering a new phase
30 min	the sideways gaze
10 min	a reassuring message
20 min	fantastically detailed
30 min	signs of cooperation
10 min	one of the biggest disasters
20 min	further exploration
10 min	doing more with less

 

July 29, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
K Idioms

10 min	keep a cool head
20 min	kindred soul
30 min	killer instinct
10 min	keep on one’s toes
20 min	kiss of death
30 min	knock someone’s socks off
10 min	know every trick in the book
20 min	kick the habit
30 min	keep a low profile
5 min	king’s ransom

 

July 29, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
S Idioms

10 min	salt in the wound
20 min	sell down the river
30 min	saved by the bell
10 min	send someone packing
20 min	scared to death
30 min	set the bar
10 min	scratch the surface
20 min	see eye to eye
30 min	sing the praises of
10 min	shoot first and ask questions later
20 min	sitting duck
30 min	shot in the dark
10 min	skeleton in the closet
20 min	show one’s cards
10 min	slip of the tongue

 

July 30, 2019, 8:00am-12:00pm (UTC-8)
D Idioms

10 min	darken someone’s door
20 min	do exactly what it says on the tin
30 min	diamond in the rough
10 min	die a thousand deaths
20 min	done deal
30 min	dig up dirt
10 min	double-edged sword
20 min	drive someone up the wall
30 min	drop a hint
5 min	draw the line

 

July 30, 2019, 8:00pm-2:00am (UTC-8)
N Idioms

10 min	name and shame
20 min	necessary evil
30 min	no fun at parties
10 min	not in the slightest
20 min	not long for this world
30 min	nature of the beast
10 min	no harm, no foul
20 min	needle in a haystack
30 min	new kid on the block
10 min	nine times out of ten
20 min	nose to the grindstone
30 min	not by any means
10 min	nuts and bolts
20 min	nowhere to be found
10 min	no hard feelings