a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

to make valid; substantiate; confirm

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

to repeatedly change one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.

a substitute

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

having little or no money; penniless; poor

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration