| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |