to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

personification, as of inanimate things

slim; slender in figure or lithe

humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

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

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

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

of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use

venomous hostility or intense temper

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

the state of being no longer used or practiced

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

a lover of words