Randy -- Sister Jen and Isabella

ran·dy (rnd) adj. ran·di·er, ran·di·est 1. a. Lascivious; lecherous. b. Of or characterized by frank, uninhibited sexuality. 2. Scots Ill-mannered. [Possibly from obsolete rand, to rant, from obsolete Dutch randen, ranten.]

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Sister Jen wants to protect young and beautiful Isabella from randy old men--and young ones, too. 

Belated -- Gretchen's Birthday Word

be·lat·ed (b-ltd) adj. Having been delayed; done or sent too late: a belated birthday card. [be- + lated.] be·lated·ly adv. be·lated·ness n.

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Auntie Mary got Gretchen's birthday mixed up with the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, so she sends this birthday word belatedly. Happy belated birthday, Gretchen!

putative -- Jack

pu·ta·tive  (pyt-tv) adj. Generally regarded as such; supposed. See Synonyms at supposed. [Middle English, from Old French putatif, from Late Latin puttvus, from Latin putre, to prune, think; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.] puta·tive·ly adv.

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Jack is the putative Mr. Smart Guy at his school. 

Obloquy -- Sam

ob·lo·quy (bl-kw) n. pl. ob·lo·quies 1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny: "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime" (Anthony Eden). 2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute. [Middle English obloqui, from Late Latin obloquium, abusive contradiction, from Latin obloqu, to interrupt : ob-, against; see ob- + loqu, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]

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Sam knows that obloquy has no place on the polite tennis court.

Agrestic -- Willie

agrestic [əˈgrɛstɪk]

adj

1. rural; rustic

2. unpolished; uncouth

[from Latin agrestis, from ager field]

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Willie has grown up a sophisticated child; he's no agrestic youth.

Heuristic -- Hayden

heu·ris·tic (hy-rstk) adj. 1. Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem: "The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the 'ideal type'" (Karl J. Weintraub). 2. Of or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student. 3. Computer Science Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program. n. 1. A heuristic method or process. 2. heuristics (used with a sing. verb) The study and application of heuristic methods and processes. [From Greek heuriskein, to find.] heu·risti·cal·ly adv.

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A natural with technology, Hayden seems to use heuristics intuitively.

Adumbrate -- Lucie

ad·um·brate (dm-brt, -dm-) tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates 1. To give a sketchy outline of. 2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow. 3. To disclose partially or guardedly. 4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure. [Latin adumbrre, adumbrt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.] adum·bration n. ad·umbra·tive (-dmbr-tv) adj. ad·umbra·tive·ly adv.

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Lucie and Auntie Mary are collecting our ideas for our novel, and we aren't ready to adumbrate the plot yet.