| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |