causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

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

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

wild; frenzied

solemnly renounce

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

a small lie; fib

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

originating in or apprehended by the reason

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought