a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

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

selecting or choosing from various sources

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

the fruit of a citrus plant

performed in a workmanlike, valiant, and useful manner, especially in situations involving a great deal of effort

abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

a fear of the number 13

(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as "I like it and so do they"

easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

to make valid; substantiate; confirm

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk