| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| 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. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |