| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |