menacing; threatening

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

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth

originating in or apprehended by the reason

glowing or glittering with red or golden light

allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting

a false argument; sophism

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

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

the greedy pursuit of riches

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk