extravagant boasting

not organized; lacking order

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

a day's work

a lover of words

of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

requiring painstaking care

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper