| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |