powerful; mighty; potent

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

to cut something; to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument

to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

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)

next to the last

of or relating to money

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

performed in a workmanlike, valiant, and useful manner, especially in situations involving a great deal of effort

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion