commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

characterized by long words

an amorous glance; ogle

to join closely and intimately

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper

to dry thoroughly; dry up

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

arrogantly superior and disdainful

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes