dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

dowels (en)

(noun) a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping / (noun) a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels / (noun) a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it

dreck (en)

(noun) trash, rubbish

execrable (en)

(adjective) deserving to be execrated; detestable / (adjective) very bad; wretched

jalopies (en)

an old car in a dilapidated condition

labile (en)

(adjective) readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown; unstable / (adjective) readily open to change

mercado (en)

the Spanish word for a public market or any kind of market

mulching (en)

(noun) a protective covering (as of sawdust, compost, or paper) spread or left on the ground to reduce evaporation, maintain even soil temperature, prevent erosion, control weeds, enrich the soil, or keep fruit (as strawberries) clean

palmettos (en)

(noun) any of several usually low-growing fan-leaved palms (meaning "little palm" in Spanish)

peripatetic (en)

traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods

shale (en)

(noun) a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition / (noun) a crude dark oil obtained from oil shale by heating / (noun) a rock (as shale) from which oil can be recovered by distillation

tangelos (en)

a citrus fruit hybrid of tangerine and pomelo or grapefruit

vitiligo (en)

(noun) a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body