| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |