a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

wild; frenzied

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

very loud or powerful in sound

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

a false report; rumor

a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

venomous hostility or intense temper

the greedy pursuit of riches

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence