| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |