| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |