| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |