| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| 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. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |