| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |