| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |