completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected

requiring painstaking care

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

of the present time; modern

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

a fixed or firm belief

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

solemnly renounce

yielding or containing gold

a knife, especially one used as a weapon.

the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

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

to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal