a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

a person living in seclusion

to produce, cause, or give rise to

selecting or choosing from various sources

not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

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

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

to make valid; substantiate; confirm

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

the fruit of a citrus plant

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron