| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| potentate |
a person of great power, such as a ruler. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |