to think about at length; to ponder

something forced on a person, such as a tax, an undue burden, or oneself

the combining of parts or elements to form a whole; the production of a complex compound by union of chemical elements

high-spirited; lively; giving off small bubbles of gas; foaming; bubbly

to cheapen; to decrease the worth or something or someone

deep and rich in tone or sound; resounding or reechoing

to explain in detail; to clarify the meaning of

without stain; free from error; innocent; without sin; pure

to find a minor fault with; to avoid the point being argued; a petty objection

occurring at irregular intervals; occasional; not widespread