stertor
[STUR-ter]
noun
A heavy snoring sound.
Cocaine clogs my nostrils and causes me to breathe in stertors.
kvetch
[KVECH]
intransitive verb
To complain habitually.
Kvetch all you want about the mistreatment of Christine O’Donnell…
bellwether
[BEL-weth-uhr]
noun
A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends…
chide
To express disapproval of; scold.
I felt the need to chide her sexual past, but I guess virgins aren’t that bad.
affront
[uh-fruhnt]
noun
A personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect.
These Oscar nominations are an affront to reason…
juberous
Alteration of dubious.
It’d been many years since the divorce, and many more since his wife took their son Billy, and left for greener pastures…
germane
[juhr-MAYN]
adjective
Appropriate or relavent.
Would you find it germane that your girl got pregnant after you were told you were sterile?