SHINPLASTER (shin·plas·ter \ˈshin-ˌplas-tər\), noun.
DEFINITION: privately issued paper currency.
EXAMPLE: Frustrated with the central bank’s constant money printing, citizens avoided the official shinplaster and traded in silver and gold.
Muzzy
MUZZY (muz·zy \ˈmə-zē\), adjective.
DEFINITION: confused, mentally unclear.
EXAMPLE: After his fifth beer, the sharp-witted professor transformed into a muzzy, slurring drunk.
Bumptious
BUMPTIOUS (bump·tious \ˈbəm(p)-shəs\), adjective.
DEFINITION: self assertive in an obnoxious manner.
EXAMPLE: His bumptious, self-important personality was nurtured by inherited wealth, boorish friends and an elitist education.
Locavore
LOCAVORE (lo·ca·vore \ˈlō-kə-ˌvȯr\), noun.
DEFINITION: one who eats locally grown foods.
EXAMPLE: Sally is a locavore who only eats food grown or produced within a 20 km radius.
Sallow
SALLOW (sal·low \ˈsa-lō\), adjective.
DEFINITION: a greenish skin tone suggesting illness.
EXAMPLE: The author spent years writing in a dark, secluded room – leaving him with a pale, sallow complexion.
Gormless
GORMLESS (gorm·less \ˈgȯrm-ləs\), adjective.
DEFINITION: lacking intelligence.
EXAMPLE: As artillery shells rained from the sky, the gormless young private stood rooted to the spot while everyone else scrambled for cover.
Fissiparous
FISSIPAROUS (fis·sip·a·rous \fi-ˈsi-p(ə-)rəs\), adjective.
DEFINITION: tending to break into parts.
EXAMPLE: The ancient artifacts had become so fissiparous with age that they crumbled at the slightest touch.