alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

a small lie; fib

a fixed or firm belief

full of complaints; complaining

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

one's range of knowledge or sight

to attribute or ascribe

to blow or breathe (something) in

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

friendly; agreeable

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

personification, as of inanimate things