| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |