| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |