actively poisonous; intensely noxious

spacious and convenient; roomy

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

excessively harsh and severe

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth

a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions

to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

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

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition