| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |