| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |