Deltaic ADJ Describing a deposit of sand or soil usually triangular formed at the mouth of some rivers.

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Deltaic

• ADJ

• Describing a deposit of sand or soil usually triangular formed at the mouth of some rivers

Estuarial

• ADJ

• Dealing with or pertaining to an arm of the sea at a rivers mouth

Prefectural

• ADJ

• Dealing with or pertaining to the office, authority or territory of a governing body.

Incendiary

• ADJ

• Causing or designed to cause fires such as certain substances like bombs etc.

Hedonistic

• ADJ

• A way of life devoted to pleasure

Repugnant

• ADJ

• Offensive, disagreeable or distasteful

Terminus

• Noun

• Either end of a transportation line

Miasma

• Noun

• A vapor rising from the marshes or decomposing vegetable matter, formally thought to cause malaria

Paroxysm

• Noun

• A sudden convulsion or outburst of laughter, rage, sneezing etc.

Vortex

• Noun

• A whirl or powerful eddy of air or water

Succor

• Noun

• Aid assistance or help

Sandspit

• Noun

• A point of sandy deposit built up in a landform projecting into a body of water

Suppurated

• Verb

• To form or give out a thick yellow liquid (pus) because of infection

benumbed

• ADJ

• Being dead in mind, will or feelings

immolate

• Verb

• To destroy or kill by flames

Putrescence

• Noun

• A rotten or decaying material

Moribund

• Noun

• Approaching death, about to die

Malaise

• A vague feeling of physical discomfort as in an illness

• noun

capricious

• ADJ

• Tendency to change

verdancy

• Noun

• Something covered with green vegetation

Purslane

• Noun

• Any of the number of trailing leaves with pink fleshy stems and small yellow flowers

Clotbur

• Noun

• A weed having course or prickly fruit

Surliamentation

• Noun

• To overfeed someone as to heal

Petechiae

• Noun

• Small purple spots on body surface caused by hemorrhage

expiation

• Noun

• Amends for wrongdoing

redolent

• ADJ

• Full of fragrance

lassitude

• Noun

• A condition of weariness or debility

Efficacious

• ADJ

• Producing or capable of producing a desired effect

nontransient

• ADJ

• Permanent or not temporary

Sybarites

• Noun

• People who are fond of luxury

Tatami

• ADJ or Noun

• A floor mat woven out of rice straw traditionally used in a Japanese home for sitting

Subjugation

• Noun

• The act of causing to give in

Purgatory

• Noun

• Any state or place of temporary punishment

Reveille

• Noun

• The first assembly of the day

Sordid

• ADJ

• Mean, selfish, low or dishonorable

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