| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |