completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth

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

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances due to anxiety

the infirmity or weakness of old age; senility

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

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

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

to comment or discourse at great length

pertaining to dancing