unwilling to spend money or use resources

to treat with insolence; bully; torment

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

powerful; mighty; potent

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

marshy; wet

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

having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

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

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

showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary