| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |