D-pr 40 words

proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

taken apart at the joints

to cause to separate and go in different directions

causing dejection

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

depressingly dark

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

fearful expectation or anticipation

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

behave unnaturally or affectedly

having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

deeply agitated especially from emotion

a comic verse of irregular measure

a clergyman or other person in religious orders

a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions

a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

take exception to

a man who is the senior member of a group

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

saliva spilling from the mouth

comical in an odd or whimsical manner

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

an unchanging intonation

mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

pleasing to the ear

compulsory force or threat