[ pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee ]

of or relating to money

[ aw-steer ]

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

[ puh-roo-zuhl ]

a reading

[ per-uh-stahyl ]

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

[ ser-uhn-dip-i-tee ]

an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident

[ sis-uh-fee-uhn ]

endless and unavailing, as labor or a task

[ uh-naf-er-uh ]

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as "I like it and so do they"

[ ih-nawr-mi-tee ]

greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence; immensity

[ bom-bas-tik ]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious