| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |