| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |