| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |