with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

powerful; mighty; potent

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

characterized by long words

to understand thoroughly and intuitively

resembling or containing lead; leaden

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

brazenly obvious; flagrant

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

to think out; devise; invent

a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful