| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |