to laugh loudly or immoderately

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

sullen or shy in company

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

characterized by great generosity

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant

alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

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

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish

gigantic; enormous; colossal

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day