| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |