| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |