| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |