| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |