| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |