a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

a playful trick or prank; caper

noisy and difficult to control

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

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

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

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

lateness; delay

express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

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

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir