a festive activity or occasion
jollification
to associate as friends
fraternizing
a mill for grinding grain
gristmill
an assembly of people gathered especially for religious worship
congregation
the decaying remains of something
carcasses
a plot of land
parcels
a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
festoons
to make nervous and unsure
flustered
to become, or cause to become, a tangled mess
matted
to command or order judicially
decreed
the betrayal of a trust; treachery
treason
asking many questions
inquisitive
the act of leaving something out
omission
a sadness felt after a loss
sorrow
a tendon, especially one prepared for use as chord or thread
sinews
an act intended to trick or deceive
hoax
supreme authority;sovereignty
dominions
to shrink back, as from pain
wince
depressed in spirits
melancholy
shirkers
to refuse to follow, obey or recognize any further
renounced
a clever trick or scheme
stratagem
to shrink in fear or distaste
cringe
being to such a degree that is extreme, excessive or abnormal
pathological
an expression of disapproval
reproachfully