| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group or family. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stately |
dignified. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |