Simple everyday words with straight definitions

1. Acquaintance : Someone you know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to
2. Year : A period of 365 disappointments or appointments {366 considering a leap year}
3. Teacher : He who can does but he who cannot teaches
4. Reality show : This is when people who have nothing to do sit around and watch people do nothing
5. Congress : A group of people who singly can do nothing but together decide that nothing can be done
6. Genius : Someone who has made all the possible mistakes in a particular field of life