a person living in seclusion

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

to issue denunciations or the like

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

to rush violently; move with great speed

portraying strict and inflexible judgment

difficult to understand; obscure

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

gigantic; enormous; colossal