| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |