| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |