| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |