| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |