a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

a playful trick or prank; caper

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting