| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |