| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |