Today's words

pellucid \pə-ˈlü-səd\ - very clear

Once upon a time, I knew this word.

fastuous \ˈfas-chə-wəs\ - 1.  haughty, arrogant  2. ostentatious, showy

I'm not sure I ever knew this one, though. 

Also, we'll see how this type of pronunciation works out; the angle-bracketed example usages didn't work, since html reserves the angle-bracket symbols.