| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |