alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |