ostentation \os-ten-TAY-shuhn\, noun:Excessive or pretentious display; boastful showiness
1.) Mike showed way too much ostentation over his new car.
conflagration \kon-fluh-GRAY-shuhn\, noun:1. A large and destructive fire; a general burning.2. Something like a conflagration; conflict; war.
2.) It might scare you that conflagration has always been my favorite word.
plenipotentiary \plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee; -shuh-ree\, adjective:1. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers."
3.) He has become the new plenipotentiary of Microsoft.
fugacious \fyoo-GAY-shuhs\, adjective:Lasting but a short time; fleeting.
4.) The gas in my old truck seemed to be getting more and more fugacious as it got older.
bonhomie \bah-nuh-MEE\, noun:Good nature; pleasant and easy manner.
5.) The large man surprisingly accepted his arrest in bonhomie.
*I can guarantee I did not use most of these words correctly. haha
1 comment:
But you picked great words!
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