| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |