| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |