domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

requiring painstaking care

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

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

intended to entrap or beguile

slim; slender in figure or lithe

unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

menacing; threatening

ardent; passionate