| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |