slim; slender in figure or lithe

ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

marshy; wet

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

of the present time; modern

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects