| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |