waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

a person living in seclusion

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

fine arts; a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif

the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

selecting or choosing from various sources

to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight

an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.

to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

a breach of good manners or etiquette

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

characterized by long words

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism