Sunday, April 15, 2012

April 15, 2012

ZEITGEBER

Pronunciation: \TSAHYT-gey-ber\

Function: noun
-an environmental cue, as the length of daylight, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

Example Sentence::

A word all the members of the Breakfast Club needs to know.

Whether they can pronounce or not.

Monday, April 9, 2012

April 8, 2012

MULTITUDINOUS

Pronunciation: \mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus\

Function: adjective
-including a multitude of individuals; existing in a great multitude; existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects

Example Sentence:

Each Sunday is a multitudinous gathering of the members of the Breakfast Club.

Monday, April 2, 2012

April 1, 2012

SCHLEMIEL

Pronunciation: \shluh-meel\

Function: noun
-an unlucky bungler, chump; a dolt

Example Sentence:

Let's hope that the members of the Breakfast Club don't act like a bunch of schlemiel's on this April Fool's Day.