talk idly

postponement or cancelation of a punishment

bony growth on the head of a deer

talking to oneself (esp. in a play)

introductory statement

reprove severely

iron block used in hammering out metals

state of being alone

unsafe

retaliation

lack of caring

point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator

stout

abandon

make void

conceited smile

assume a particular posture

restore to good condition

drug that relieves pain or trouble

smoulder

preceding (in time, rank, etc.)

musical repetition

imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)

able to be dissolved in a liquid

cliff

severe disapproval

loss of speech due to injury or illness

dark

something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form

censure

pithy maxim or saying

sleepwalker

hurl downward

disown

person who keeps bees

half asleep

steep

disgust

a place where bees are kept

of sound or its speed in air

exact

reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship)

bee-keeping

14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern

make impossible

distaste

poise

resonant

advanced in development

respectable

prophetic

one who foretells the future

forerunner

supposed

(of a story) widely believed but untrue

teacher of philosophy

predatory animal or bird

mass for the dead

highest point

worldly wise and urbane

former occupant of a post

necessary requirement

having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning

determine in advance

formal demand or request

one who writes in defense of a cause or institution

immature

difficult situation

make return for

stroke

sleep-causing

preference

repeal

one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

filthy

give an inclination toward (in advance)

indignation

druggist

in good condition