| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |