English word of the day

Definition: (noun) Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant. Usage: He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap and rarely gets down to brass tacks.

Definition: (verb) Make up something artificial or untrue. Synonyms: cook up, invent, manufacture. Usage: Did Harold really wrestle a bear, or did he fabricate the story to impress us?

Definition: (verb) To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious. Synonyms: overrun. Usage: During the year that followed, Clayton was several times attacked by the great apes which now seemed to continually infest the vicinity of the cabin.