| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |