| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |