causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

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

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

to comment or discourse at great length

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

favorable to or promoting health; healthful

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

not to be disputed or contested

spacious and convenient; roomy