| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |