| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |