| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |