to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

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

a false report; rumor

a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

an irrational dislike; loathing

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth

to stare stupidly; gape

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair