| 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. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |