| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |