a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

a playful trick or prank; caper

to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

acting like an uncle, as in being kind, patient, generous, etc., especially to younger people

a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

excess; overabundance

light, playful banter or raillery

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

a threat of punishment or vengeance

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth