| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |