a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

gigantic; enormous; colossal

either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

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

characterized by great generosity

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

excessively harsh and severe

to produce, cause, or give rise to

to wipe out; do away with; expunge