| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |