a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

condescending; haughty

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

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

a fixed or firm belief

projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

one's range of knowledge or sight

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

menacing; threatening

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

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

something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.