serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

to criticize or reprimand severely

noisy and difficult to control

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

a rogue or a scoundrel

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

to think out; devise; invent

of, in, or appropriate to spring

ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas