| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |