paramount

I came across the word paramount in the Whodunit Wikipedia article in the following sentence:

A whodunit or whodunnit … is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is paramount.

The word paramount means highly important.

symposiums

The word symposiums appeared in Now the search for subtext will truly begin in the following sentence:

Already symposiums are held in universities around the world to debate issues such as “Moral alignment and meta-narrative in the works of J K Rowling”; and “Comrade Potter: A Marxist Reading of Harry Potter”.

The word symposiums means meetings in which participants discuss a topic and make presentations.

glamour

I cam across the word glamour (glamor) while reading in The Novelist’s Workshop.

The word glamour appeared in the following sentence:

That’s a glamour shot of me, by the way–a book jacket photo.

The word glamour means charm.

prevail

I used the word prevail in my Scanner Daybook website.

The word prevail appeared in the following sentence:

Let your website prevail

The word prevail means to become superior to or to overcome.