alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

to rush violently; move with great speed

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

to make valid; substantiate; confirm

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

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

a fear of the number 13

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding