| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |