| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |