| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |