Words, Words, Words


Ephebi
Definition: a Greek youth reaching manhood



Fado
Definition: a sad Portuguese folksong
Sentence: Sentence: The audience thought it was the fado that brought tears to the guitarists eyes; the song was sad but it wasn’t that sad.



Chuff
Definition: a loud puff
Sentence: The chuff was misunderstood as insolence, but the chuff’s purpose was handsfree removal of a bug from J Roach’s nose.



Brannigan
Definition: an argument, a fight
Sentence: The parking lot brannigan began with a horn honk, escalated to the middle finger and resulted in blood, lost teeth, and a pending law suit.



Spoor
Definition: a track or a trail
Sentence: J and R Roach were thrilled to find the spoor of a Bengal tiger. They were thrilled but not as thrilled as the tiger, who found a spoor of his liking.


Harridan

Definition: a woman who nags



Narcissism

Definition: obsession with oneself


Hale
Definition: retaining great health and vigor


Miscegenation

Miscegenation
Definition: kids spawn by parents of different races


IncunabulaIncunabula
Definition: a book printed before 1501


Madrepore

Madrepore
Definition: a stony coral


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