to rush violently; move with great speed

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances due to anxiety

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

presenting favorable conditions; favorable

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

keenly distressing to the feelings

free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

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

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

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

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