Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

arrogantly superior and disdainful

to conspire in a fraud

venomous hostility or intense temper

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person

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

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

to dry thoroughly; dry up