| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |