(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

 (adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

 (adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate 

severely

(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

 (adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end