a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

requiring painstaking care

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

difficult to understand; obscure

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful