| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |