a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

to express earnest disapproval of

a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

a substitute

light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

venomous hostility or intense temper

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.

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

radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

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

to rush violently; move with great speed

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

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

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed