| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| 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. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |