abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

difficult to understand; obscure

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

to make false and malicious statements about; slander

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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

to join closely and intimately

the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

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

powerful; mighty; potent

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

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

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy