ambidextrous
(adj.) able to use the right and left hands equally well
aquarium
(noun) a transparent tank of water
articulate
having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
decrepit
(adj.) elderly and infirmed
distraught
(adj.) deeply upset and agitated
eccentricity
(noun) the quality of being eccentric
impending
(verb) to be about to happen, usually something bad
monotonous
(adj.) lacking in variation in tone or pitch
penultimate
(adj.) last but one in a series of things; second to the last
petrify
(verb) to change matter into a stony substance; ossify
Ponderosa
(proper noun) a tall slender pine tree, the most widespread conifer in western North America, often planted for timber or for ornamental uses
powwow
(noun) a North American Indian ceremony involving feasting, singing, and dancing
retroactive
(adjective) taking effect from a date in the past
rez
(noun) slang for a North American Indian reservation
secondhand
(adj.) having had a previous owner; not new
spontaneous
(adj.) performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus
susceptible
(adj.) likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
tautology
(noun) a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words
translucent
(adj.) allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent
unpredictable
(adj.) not able to be predicted
