| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |