not organized; lacking order

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

a remedy for all disease or ills

combat with the fists

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

to repeat; reiterate

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

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

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting