| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |