| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |