| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |