| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |