a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension

characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

injurious to health

to dispense in dollops

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

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

the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

spacious and convenient; roomy

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe