| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |