(noun) a kind of witch in eastern Caribbean folklore believed to suck the blood of her victims

(verb) to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way

(adjective) consisting of or resembling dung or feces

(noun) a wandering beggar

(noun) a progressively wasting or consumptive condition, especially pulmonary tuberculosis

(verb) an equivalent power or force acting in opposition

(noun) a grace note performed before a note of the melody and falling on the beat

(noun) weight; heaviness

(noun) a petty officer on a merchant ship having charge of maintenance and related work

(noun) the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

(noun) a neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people

(noun) the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes

(noun) a place appointed for assembling or meeting

(adjective) marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality

(adjective) resembling an eel

(verb) stay in a temporary camp without cover

(noun) Christian fellowship or communion, especially among fellow Christians

(adjective) of, relating to, or being the earliest epoch of the Tertiary or the corresponding series of rocks

(noun) full-length trousers, worn for horseback riding, that are close-fitting below the knee

(noun) a person who talks at great length without making much sense

(noun) the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work

(noun) a permanent executive committee selected especially in Communist countries to act for a larger body

(verb) to laugh loudly or immoderately

(adjective) derived or acquired from something extrinsic

(adjective) cast down in spirit; depressed

(adjective) pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress

(verb) to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds

(verb) dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of; call into question

(noun) disuse from use or exercise

(adjective) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

(noun) a credulous person; one who believes everything he or she hears

(noun) a confusing or colorful, often gaudy action or display

(adjective) given to or characterized by the use of long words

(noun) a tall slender dog noted for swiftness and keen sight, used as a racing dog

(noun) backache affecting the lower back

(noun) an open-faced pastry topped with olives, onions, and anchovies

(noun) skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks

(noun) a silly, flighty person

(noun) a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

(noun) a musical percussion instrument with tuned metal pieces struck with small hammers