Library Word of the Week

The final Cassandra Claire Mortal Instruments book came out this week: City of Heavenly Fire. 

No, we do not have a copy yet. Yes, we have 2 copies ordered. We are waiting on them. 

In honor of this conclusion, today's word of the week comes from City of Bones (also an SAT Top 10 word). 

Deride

laugh at or make fun of--while showing a lack of respect

Spiderwebbing cracks fissured the glass-that-was-not-glass; the last thing Clary heard before the Portal dissolved into a deluge of ragged shards was Valentine's derisive laughter. 

Samples from Other Sources

Critics derided her as unprofessional. He derided his student`s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics The famous "holy club" was formed by John`s younger brother, Charles Wesley, and some fellow students, derisively called "Methodists" because of their methodical habits. John Wesley - Wikipedia  --  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley(retrieved 05/20/06) they admire the clarity of his wit, the fine edge of insult and derision. Don DeLillo  --  Underworld Hermione laughed derisively. J.K. Rowling  --  Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows Putting all the derision he could into his voice, he jeered, "How did you like being shot?" Christopher Paolini  --  Eragon