| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |