charming; captivating

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

calm; peaceful; tranquil

keen insight; shrewdness

unwilling to spend money or use resources

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

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

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

the greedy pursuit of riches

affording remuneration; profitable

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

overparticular; fussy