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| the act of requiring or demanding |
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| outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended |
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| causing or tending to cause sleep |
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| to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc. |
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| indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute |
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| the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof |
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| a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle |
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| the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency |
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| an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct |
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| shown to be false; contradicted |
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| loud or immoderate laughter |
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| a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals |
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| agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart |
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| to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form |
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| characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance |
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| asserted or affirmed with confidence; declared in a positive or peremptory manner |
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| the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern |
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| a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal |
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| not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate |
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| Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather |
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