Sunday, March 25, 2012

March 25, 2012

GASSER

Pronunciation: \GAS-er\

Function: noun
-something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke
-a person or thing that gasses

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club will have a lot of fun with the word gasser.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

March 18, 2012

PROFLUENT

Pronunciation: \PROF-loo-uhnt\

Function: adjective
-flowing smoothly or abundantly forth

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club are always happy at how profluent their drinks arrive.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

March 11, 2012

DIPLOPIA

Pronunciation: \dih-PLOH-pee-uh\

Function: noun
-a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen because of unequal action of the eye muscles - also called double vision

Example Sentence:

Some members of the Breakfast Club occasionally suffer from diplopia; especially on Saturday nights.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

March 4, 2012

PETTIFOG

Pronunciation: \PET-ee-fog\

Function: verb
-to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters
-to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business
-to practice chicanery of any sort

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club would never pettifog if they had to share their drinks.