| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |