| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| 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. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |