Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning

To examine in detail, typically for the purposes of explanation and interpretation

A short and amusing story about a real incident or person

To cause someone to become hostile

To regard as probable; to expect or predict

Mysterious or secret

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability or quality of something

To regard something as being caused by someone or something else

To endure an ordeal or difficulty

For something bad to happen to someone

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flouris

logical and consistent

Concern for sufferings or misfortunes of others

To make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force of effect

A thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole

1. To write or create 2. To constitute or make up

Having or showing a feeling of superiority

Following continuously, in unbroken or logical sequence

An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something

To decrease in size, number, or range

To be in conflict with

To have a mutual relationship or connection

A direct or natural consequence or result

Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgment

1. Large or heavy and therefore difficult to use 2. Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient

The amount by which something is too small

To cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something

To show or represent

To cause something to occur in a particular way; to be the decisive factor in

Entirely lacking or free from

To identify differences between two or more things or people

Spread out over a large area; not concentrated

To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

To make or become less

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

Willing or positive about an action

Consternation and distress, typically that is caused by something unexpected

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

A loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another person or thing

To become apparent, important, or prominent

Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

To occupy, attract, or involve

To absorb all the interest or attention of

Extremely light and delicate in a way that seems too perfect for this world

To develop gradually, especially from a simple to more complex form

To make full use of and derive benefit from; to use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way

To make an action or process easy or easier

To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

To more or cause to move at a great speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner

To involve oneself deeply in a particular interest or activity

Lasting for a very short time

Extremely obvious or conspicuous

Severe suffering or deprivaiton

About to happen

Unable to move or be moved freely

Unable to be affected by

Tending to stir up conflict; designed to cause fires

Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally

Certain to happen; unavoidable

To deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning

To combine one thing with another so that they become a whole

The ability to understand something immediately; a 'gut' feeling

To show or prove to be right or reasonable

To be without or deficient in

Existing but not yet developed or obvious; hidden; concealed

Sluggish and apathetic

Used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is

Extremely small

An unlucky accident

A sentimental longing or affection for the past

A conception or belief about something

No longer produced or used; out of date

To be or get in the way of; to prevent or hinder

To leave out or exclude someone or something

To align or position something relative to a known point or landmark

An idea that despite sound reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems contradictory

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Serious and immediate danger

Occurring repeatedly; so frequent so as to seem endless and uninterupted

To think about something carefully

Having great power, influence, or effect

To come before something in time

To exist or occur at a date earlier than something

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior

Competent or skilled in doing or using something

Very great or intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight

Having an intensely strong taste or smell

Not or no longer needed or useful

To think deeply or carefully about

Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

Feel bitterness or slight anger at a circumstance, action, or person

To regain life; to restore interest in or popularity of

Involving or limited to basic principles; of or relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form

Of or relating to sensations or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

Formal and dignified; serious

Lacking movement, action, or change

Of the highest quality or degree

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level

Of little value or importance

A distinguishing quality or characteristic

Not given actual, physical form to

A completely empty space

Entirely; fully