excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

a seal or signet

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

(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

refuse given to hogs; swill

excess; overabundance

very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

full of complaints; complaining

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

to communicate; impart; make known

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers