| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |