dark, gloomy, and cheerless

having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating

to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

to express earnest disapproval of

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

to chat idly; gossip

a person whose hobby is using a metal detector

ardent; passionate

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

solemnly renounce