| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |