excess; overabundance

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

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

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

to chat idly; gossip

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

next to the last

light, playful banter or raillery

actively poisonous; intensely noxious