alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |