| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |