foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

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

deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

glowing or glittering with red or golden light

watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent; well-considered

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

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