| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| 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. |