| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |