a threat of punishment or vengeance

to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

extremely distasteful; unacceptable

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

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

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

to let pass without notice; disregard

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous

gigantic; enormous; colossal

marshy; wet

charming; captivating

the state of being dull; lethargy

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd