| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| 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. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |