| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |