| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |