of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

menacing; threatening

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

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

the fruit of a citrus plant

to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

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

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

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

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating