to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; a wet, muddy area used by animals as a bath

preying on, plundering, or piratical

to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction

a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles

a person who switches to an opposing side or party

not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking

lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time

lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision

a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with

to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value

the highest point