| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |