| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |