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

characterized by long words

marshy; wet

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

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

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

to issue denunciations or the like

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

an airship

to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

not organized; lacking order

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

a fear of the number 13

to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off