| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |