cunning; sly

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

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

the state of being dull; lethargy

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

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)

not to be disputed or contested

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

flashing or sparkling

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant

to think out; devise; invent

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