| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |