light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

affording remuneration; profitable

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

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"

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

of the present time; modern

very loud or powerful in sound

of little or no importance or consequence

to attribute or ascribe

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

menacing; threatening

one's range of knowledge or sight

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar