obstreperous--Willie, Sam, Jack

obstreperous (b-strpr-s, b-)

adj.

1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant.

2. Aggressively boisterous

Though Willie, Sam and Jack can be obstreperuos with each other, they are always respectful to me.

pedantic--Hayden

pe·dan·tic  (p-dntk) adj. Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules: a pedantic attention to details Hayden's a smart guy, and he likes to read, but he's no "saucy pedantic wretch." (Thanks to John Donne's "The Sun Rising" for that phrase.)

Dispendious --Gretchen

Dispendious means extravagant, costly

Like other artists, Gretchen is creative, a gift which protects her from needing dispendious jewelry.

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Detersion --Mom

Detersion means an act of cleansing.
noun
Mom takes charge of detersion when our family of grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren gather at the beach each year.

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Defatigable --Ann

 Defatigable means easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued. (Indefatigable is its opposite.)



Ann seems indefatigable as she walks to work, does the grocery shopping and the cooking and still has the energy to play solitare on her smart phone, but even she poops out sometimes.



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eclogue--Todd

ec·logue (klôg, -lg)

n.

A pastoral poem, usually in the form of a dialogue between shepherds

 

Even if he lived in rural Scotland instead of New York, I don't think Todd would be one to write eclogues.

draconian--Sister Jen

dra·co·ni·an (dr-kn-n, dr-)

adj.

Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts.

Year's ago, when Sister Jen's husband Todd suggested that money was getting tight and the family might need to make draconian budget cuts, he asked Sister Jen to review the yard care expenses; she decided that they could have the roses trimmed once a week instead of twice a week. (Not one for draconian budget cuts, my Sister Jen.)