the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

exhausted; very tired

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

sleight of hand; trickery

express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

physical beauty; comeliness

secretly, stealthily

characterized by a highly stylized or conventionalized representation of animal forms

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper

lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

former; erstwhile

a day's work