| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |