| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |