| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |