known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

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

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

of, in, or appropriate to spring

next to the last

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant

deep blue; sky blue; azure

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

showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb