to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

powerful; mighty; potent

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

to think out; devise; invent

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

to cut something; to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument

to turn renegade

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

not to be disputed or contested

of little or no importance or consequence

a person who drinks a lot wine

to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely