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