| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |