| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |