| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |