| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |