commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

to charge, inspire

a substance in the form of gas or mist

performed with sudden emphasis

a rhetorical speech or oration

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

mischievous; impish

self-possession, calmness, or composure

the organ that controls thought and function; intelligence

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

excessive or beyond reasonable limits.

to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill

lacking brightness or clarity

to laugh loudly and boisterously