| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |