disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing

free or unreserved in speech

a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc

characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast

the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.

a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent

to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention

stuck or not moving; at a standstill

to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to

a small book, especially one giving information or instructions

a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.