| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |