sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

to run away hurriedly; flee

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper

a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

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

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

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

a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

a vicious or depraved person; villain