the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

venomous hostility or intense temper

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

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

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

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

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

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

acting like an uncle, as in being kind, patient, generous, etc., especially to younger people

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

a sexually unrestrained woman