alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |