| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |