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
Definition: kids spawn by parents of different races
IncunabulaDefinition: a book printed before 1501
Madrepore
Definition: a stony coral

