SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST CLUB Word of the Week

Sunday, March 9, 2014

BILLINGSGATE

Pronunciation: \BIL-ingz-gayt\

Function: noun
- coarsely abusive language

Example Sentence:

On occasion the members of the Breakfast Club may use a little billingsgate when telling a story.

DEIPNOSOPHIST

Pronunciation: \dahyp-NOS-uh-fist\

Function: noun
- a person who is an adept conversationalist at table

Example Sentence:

There may be a few deipnosophist among the members of the Breakfast Club. But not all.

PROBITY

Pronunciation: \PROH-buh-tee\

Function: noun
- adherence to the highest principles and ideals: uprightness

Example Sentence:

There is no probity among the members of the Breakfast Club.

BLATHERSKITE

Pronunciation: \BLATH-er-skahyt\

Function: noun
- a person given to voluble, empty talk
- nonsense; blather

Example Sentence:

You might say there are a few blatherskites among the members of the Breakfast Club.

FARCEUR

Pronunciation: \fahr-SUR\

Function: noun
- a joker; wag
- a writer or director of our actor in farce

Example Sentence:

Most people consider the members of the Breakfast Club nothing but a bunch of faceur's.

RIPOSTE

Pronunciation: \ri-POHST\

Function: noun
- a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke
- verb: to reply or retaliate

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club are pretty good at giving a riposte to a smart comment from someone.

PERSPICACIOUS:

Pronunciation: \pur-spi-key-shuhs\

Function: adjective
- having keen mental perception and understanding

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club are a very perspicacious group is people. Before they start drinking.