a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

likely to occur at any moment; impending

glowing or glittering with red or golden light

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

having or showing equanimity; even-tempered

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

a lover of words

solemnly renounce