an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed

a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

to blow or breathe (something) in

very loud or powerful in sound

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

full of complaints; complaining

to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

a vicious or depraved person; villain

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible