| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |