theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

friendly; agreeable

a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children

to become spread throughout all parts of

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus

eerie; weird; spooky

a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions

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

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as "I like it and so do they"

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate