a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

very loud or powerful in sound

to laugh loudly or immoderately

slim; slender in figure or lithe

marshy; wet

to issue denunciations or the like

intended to entrap or beguile

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

a substitute

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

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

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

to repeat; reiterate

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement