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

confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

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

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

favorable to or promoting health; healthful

an amorous glance; ogle

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

next to the last

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge

to treat with insolence; bully; torment

affording remuneration; profitable

to fuse into one entity; merge

eerie; weird; spooky

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

to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration