| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |