| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |