razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

to comment or discourse at great length

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

headlong

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

twilight; dusk

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

of little or no importance or consequence

brazenly obvious; flagrant

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful