powerful; mighty; potent

to turn renegade

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

next to the last

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball