lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

former; erstwhile

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

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

beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious

to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight

extremely distasteful; unacceptable

a vicious or depraved person; villain

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding