| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |