to make false and malicious statements about; slander

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

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

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

heart-shaped

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula

to understand thoroughly and intuitively

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

excessively harsh and severe

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

fine arts; a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations