| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| 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. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |