| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |