making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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

a substitute

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

sleight of hand; trickery

a box or chest, especially one for valuables

a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

to express earnest disapproval of

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

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

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

to join closely and intimately