alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |