| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |