| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |