| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |