| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |