| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |