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/ˈsɜr kəm ˌspɛkt /

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  • pompous  /ˈpɑm pəs/ ?  puffed up with vanity

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    1. (adj) puffed up with vanity
    2. (adj) characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

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    1. David's pompous father was opposed to his marriage to the foreigner.
    2. His pompous and pretentious manners made him very unpopular.
  • pompously  in a pompous manner
  • pompousness  /ˈpɑm pəs nəs/ ?  lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed…
  • ponca  a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
  • ponce  /ˈpoʊn seɪ/ ?  a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
  • ponce de leon  Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493;…
  • poncho  /ˈpɑn tʃoʊ/ ?  a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
  • poncirus  one species: trifoliate orange
  • poncirus trifoliata  small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing…
  • pond  /ˈpɑnd/ ?  a small lake
  • pond apple  small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as…
  • pond bald cypress  common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded…
  • pond cypress  smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
  • pond lily  a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the…
  • pond pine  large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles…
  • pond scum  free-floating freshwater green algae
  • pond-apple tree  small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly…
  • pond-scum parasite  an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on…
  • pond-skater  long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
  • ponder  /ˈpɑn dər/ ?  reflect deeply on a subject
  • ponderable  /ˈpɑn də rə bl/ ?  capable of being weighed or considered
  • ponderer  a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
  • pondering  /ˈpɑn də rɪŋ/ ?  deeply or seriously thoughtful
  • ponderosa  /ˌpɑn də ˈroʊ sə/ ?  common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North…
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