a person living in seclusion

to express earnest disapproval of

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

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

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

to chat idly; gossip

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

excessively harsh and severe

exhausted; very tired

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

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