needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

portraying strict and inflexible judgment

a person living in seclusion

the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge

a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

of the present time; modern

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

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