| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |