a fool; simpleton

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish

requiring painstaking care

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

pertaining to dancing

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative

to conspire in a fraud

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

having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

light, playful banter or raillery

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

an airship