| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |