[ uh-lak-ri-tee ]

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

[ blath-er-skahyt ]

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

[ brak-ish ]

distasteful; unpleasant

[ sol-uh-siz-uhm ]

a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage

[ sawr-did ]

squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down

[ fuhl-muh-neyt ]

to issue denunciations or the like

[ uhn-doo-lee ]

in an improper or inappropriate manner

[ joh-vee-uhl ]

endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

[ pee-kok ]

to make a vainglorious display; strut like a peacock