| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |