| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |