to cloud over; becloud; obscure

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

jewel

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

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

a false report; rumor

characterized by great generosity

a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper