to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

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

to treat with insolence; bully; torment

to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

to rush violently; move with great speed

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

of little or no importance or consequence

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid