| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |