A display of false or assumed courage

A collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking

To make smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter

A division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line

Highly demonstrative; unrestrained

A feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis

Characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type or medieval architecture

A dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution

Sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

A complete transformation, as if by magic

An aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone

An interference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises

Full of danger or risk, perilous

A minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time

Soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation

Extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations

A person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill

An essential or indispensable element or condition

A prolonged feud, often between two families, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance