free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

a false argument; sophism

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

a person who drinks a lot wine

a small piece or quantity; a bit

(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin