[ bom-bas-tik ]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

[ kawr-pyuh-luhnt ]

large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

[ awr-uh-tuhnd ]

(of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic

[ ak-ruh-nim ]

a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation; a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately; an initialism

[ is-muhs ]

a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

[ blan-dish-muhnt ]

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

[ klan-des-tin ]

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

[ dahrg ]

a day's work

[ bur-buhl ]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.