| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |