Sunday, April 20, 2014

April 20, 2014

NOISOME

Pronunciation: \NOY-sum\

Function: adjective
- noxious; harmful; unwholesome
- offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting

Example Sentence:

It's hard to bellringer that a lot of people think the members of the Breakfast Club are a noisome group.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

April 13, 2014

OMPHALOSKEPSIS

Pronunciation: \om-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis\

Function: noun
- contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise

Example Sentence:

Odds are you will not see any members of the Breakfast Club doing omphaloskepsis.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

April 6, 2014

HIRSUTE

Pronunciation: \HER-soot\

Function: adjective
- hairy; covered with coarse stiff hairs

Example Sentence:

Mr Lick has quite the hirsute chinchilla.

Of course, Mr Lick is not in attendance today.