abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

to communicate; impart; make known

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

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

a fixed or firm belief

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

selecting or choosing from various sources

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

to laugh loudly or immoderately

personification, as of inanimate things

a remedy for all disease or ills

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

headlong

to dry thoroughly; dry up