overparticular; fussy.

a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.

a soup or sauce made with beaten eggs, lemon juice, and usually chicken broth.

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.

a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.

somewhat salty or briny, as the water in an estuary or salt marsh.

a school or practice hall where karate, judo, or other martial arts are taught.

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.

fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.

a shaman in Inuit society.