to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

to induce or contain; to be made up of

skillful, nimble

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

definite, clearly stated

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; giving to irony, sarcastic

stale, moldy; out-of-date

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

a high peak or point

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

growing without check, running wild

comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, to console

dignified, majestic

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable

to stop by force, put down

open to or marked by bribery or corruption