light, playful banter or raillery

a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed

young, new, or inexperienced

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

slim; slender in figure or lithe

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

very cold; icy

an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.