a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

difficult to understand; obscure

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

noisy and difficult to control

having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future

headlong

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

light, playful banter or raillery

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

yielding or containing gold

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

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