an airship

any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

yielding or containing gold

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

to blow or breathe (something) in

resembling or containing lead; leaden

a substitute

to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms