| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |