(adj)impossible to disprove; beyond argument

(adj) of a gloomy or surly disposition

(adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way

(adj) lacking in spirit or interest; half-hearted

(adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing, having death as a subject

(v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease

(v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

(v) to tear down, destroy completely

(v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity

(v) to assert without proof or confirmation

(v) to cancel or reverse one order with another that is contrary to the first

(v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen

(v) to renounce, retract, withdraw a statement or belief

(v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable

(n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; a steplike formation or arrangement

(n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God; a long list

(n) an inadequate quantity; scarcity; dearth

(n) light and playful conversation

(n) a massive and inescapable force that crushes whatever is in its path