to let pass without notice; disregard

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

not organized; lacking order

injurious to health

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

portraying strict and inflexible judgment

impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

a false argument; sophism

to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement