the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person

coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress

an introductory textbook

the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

pompously embellished language

something that happens or exists

the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

the state or quality of existing or happening every commonly in a specific place or at a specific time

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen

the purest and most concentrated essence of something

(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited