| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |