| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |