| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |