able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment; brave and tough

to bargain contentiously

an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

shrewd; wise in a keen, practical way

able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious

in a state of financial ruin; to ruin financially; one who has been ruined financially

lawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable

not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or something

to support, provide financial help; to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious

a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant

inclined to believe the worst of people; bitterly mocking or sneering

official, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief; dictatorial

slightly ill; disinclined to do something

to be in full agreement; to be the same in nature, character, or function; to happen at the same time

a ceremony; the customary form of a ceremony; any formal custom or practice

a bitter, long-term quarrel; to fight or quarrel with

to store up, save, a hidden store or supply

happiness, joy, or merriment

to referee; to perform the duties of an office; to conduct a religious ceremony