not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

personification, as of inanimate things

a small piece or quantity; a bit

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

to criticize or reprimand severely

affording remuneration; profitable

a breach of good manners or etiquette

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

eerie; weird; spooky

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt