euphemism--Ann's birthday word

eu·phe·mism  (yf-mzm)

n.

The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive: "Euphemisms such as 'slumber room' . . . abound in the funeral business" (Jessica Mitford).

Ann is woman of truth, so she's not one for banal euphemisms. (I love this about her.)

banal--Ann

ba·nal  (b-nl, bnl, b-näl)

adj.

Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite: "Blunt language cannot hide a banal conception" (James Wolcott).

Ann is woman of truth, so she's not one for banal euphemisms. (I love this about her.)

malaprop--Todd

malaprop

Noun

- the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar A cruciverbalist, Todd doesn't use malaprops in his crossword puzzles.

Transmogrify--Sister Jen

trans·mog·ri·fy (trns-mgr-f, trnz-)

tr.v. trans·mog·ri·fied, trans·mog·ri·fy·ing, trans·mog·ri·fies

To change into a different shape or form, especially one that is fantastic or bizarre.

Sister Jen drove so fast that she smashed the pretty butterfly on her windshield, so  it transmogrified from an airy flutter of color to a yellow mush.

ebullient--Matt

e·bul·lient  (-blynt, -bl-)

adj.

1. Zestfully enthusiastic.

2. Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.

Little Brother Matt is in his middle ages now, but his kind and ebullient spirit--a bit tempered by wisdom and time--still enliven us all.

Concinnous--Kristin

Concinnous means harmonious;fit, elegant I would guess that Kristin prefers the concinnous art of the Renaissance to the chaotic art of the modern period. Thanks for the word and definition to http://www.factacular.com/subjects/Interesting_Words

perspicacious--Hayden

per·spi·ca·cious (pûrsp-kshs)

adj.

Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted.

 

Hayden, remarkably perspicacious, takes after his Auntie Mary.