Balter--Mom

Balter means

To Dance Clumsily Mom and Brother Matt dance with grace and style while the rest of the family balters.

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soporiphic--Ann

sop·o·rif·ic  (sp-rfk, sp-)

adj.

1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep.

2. Drowsy.

n.

A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic

Ann finds reading a book a soporific, so when she reads aloud, she falls asleep in the middle of a sentence sometimes: there is a very long pause, and when I look up, she shakes herself and continues on.

Bloviate--Brother Matt

Bloviate

means

To Speak or Discourse at Length in a Pompous or Boastful Manner

Brother Matt, not one to bloviate, gave a thoughtful toast that Goldilocks would have liked: it was neither too long nor too short. Just right.

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connoisseur--Kristin

con·nois·seur (kn-sûr, -sr) n. 1. A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts. 2. A person of informed and discriminating taste: a connoisseur of fine wines.   Kristin, an art connoisseur, has a new business sharing her knowledge with others.

nefarious--Hayden

ne·far·i·ous (n-fâr-s)

adj.

Infamous by way of being extremely wicked

 

Hayden cheers for the New York Yankees, but my Red Sox fans nephews Jack, Sam, and Willie think the Yankees are a nefarious lot.

Dentiloquist--Lucie

Dentiloquist

means

One Who Speaks With the Teeth Closed

I wonder if Lucie needs to be a dentiloquist when she plays hockey so that no one knocks her teeth out when she's hollaring for the puck. (I also wonder if one hollers in hockey. Maybe not.)

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Belated--Gretchen

Belated--means late, after an event

Happy belated birthday to Gretchen, from her always tardy Auntie Mary.