| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |