| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |