squander - verb Definition: To spend extravagantly or wastefully Example: The millionaire squandered his fortune and ended up dying penniless.

Penurious – adj. Definition: extremely stingy; miserly; extremely cheap OR extremely poor; destitute; indigent Examples: Scrooge was penurious and gave very little money to Bob Cratchett. The Cratchett family’s penurious lifestyle was due to the incredibly small salary he received from Scrooge.

debunk - verb Definition: To prove wrong or false Example: Mythbusters often try to debunk myths that people believe to be true.

eccentric – adj. Definition: Unconventional; odd; peculiar Example: Lady Gaga’s eccentric style is often talked about in the tabloids.

parody - noun A spoof of a person, music, or literature Examples: Saturday Night Live and Weird Al Yankovick

Affixes Prefix: mid Definition: middle point or position Examples: midway, midfield, midpoint, midweekly Suffix: -age Definition: collection, set, or group; a process or action; state, condition, relationship; house or place; a charge or fee; a rate; forms nouns Examples: baggage, acreage; passage, breakage; bondage, parentage; orphanage, parsonage; postage; dosage, mileage