a threat of punishment or vengeance

excess; overabundance

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

cheerful; merry; blithe; glad

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

a substitute

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

menacing; threatening

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable, humiliating

acting like an uncle, as in being kind, patient, generous, etc., especially to younger people

favorable to or promoting health; healthful

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper