| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |