| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |