excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

of the present time; modern

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

beaming with happiness, optimism, or anticipation

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

the state of being no longer used or practiced

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

to dispense in dollops

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

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings