| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |