each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge

obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

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

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

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

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous

somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place