| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| fallible |
capable of making mistakes; liable to error. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |