| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |