waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

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

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

favorable to or promoting health; healthful

excessively harsh and severe

to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

characterized by great generosity

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition