[uh-vuhng-kyuh-ler]  adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection.   He ain’t heavy; he’s my mother’s brother! […]
   [an-uh-dahyn] 1.a medicine that relieves or allays pain. 2.anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief. See also: analgesic. I mean this almost exclusively in […]
1    [sal-voh]  1. a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs,etc. 2. a round of fire given as a salute. 3. a round of cheers or applause. I had always heard this in the context of […]
   [rep-ruh-beyt]  noun 1. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate. 2.a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation. This is a term I had always thought […]
I used to get phone calls that went something like this: “Well, I […]