cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

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

to become spread throughout all parts of

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous

to issue denunciations or the like

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

personification, as of inanimate things

a box or chest, especially one for valuables

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

young, new, or inexperienced