| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |