fortification; a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work

a small piece or quantity; a bit

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

to fuse into one entity; merge

to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

extravagant boasting

unwilling to spend money or use resources

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

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 suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

gigantic; enormous; colossal

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave