Thursday

1.mumps KK[mʌmps]  DJ[mʌmps]

From:a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.

n.

-a contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males

2.centenarian KK[͵sɛntəˋnɛrɪən]  DJ[͵sentiˋnɛəriən]

From:In fact, the number of centenarian is excepted to double in the next fifteen years.

n.

-a person who is a hundred or more years old

3.antioxidant KK[͵æntɪˋɑksədənt] DJ[͵æntiˋɔksədənt]

From:And if they are growing fresh vegetables, it is likely that they are eating them, too, and fresh vegetables are full of life-preserving antioxidants and vitamins.

n.

-a substance that inhibits oxidation, especially one used to counteract the deterioration of stored food products

-a substance such as vitamin C or E that removes potentially damaging oxidizing agents in a living organism

4.longeviity KK[lɑnˋdʒɛvətɪ] DJ[lɔnˋdʒeviti]

From:According to Buettner, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, squashes, and beans are all part of the longevity diet.

n.

-long life

-long existence or service

5.kale KK[kel] DJ[keil]

From:One staffer pushes fresh celery into a chipper, while another leafs kale.

n.

-A hardy cabbage of a variety that produces erect stems with large leaves and no compact head

-Money