| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |