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grandiloquent
[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud

munificent
[myoo-nif-uh-suhnt]
characterized by great generosity

effete
[ih-feet]
lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

holophrase
[hol-uh-freyz]
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"

pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

perspicacious
[pur-spi-key-shuhs]
having a ready insight into and understanding of things

stentorian
[sten-tawr-ee-uhn]
very loud or powerful in sound

frazil
[fraz-uhl]
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

snafu
[sna-foo]
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

agog
[uh-gog]
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

parsimonious
[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]
unwilling to spend money or use resources