| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |