| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |