| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |