a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

to run away hurriedly; flee

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

to become spread throughout all parts of

extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team

very cold; icy

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

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

a fool; simpleton

very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive