Aquadextrous (adj.)
Definition: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
Florid (adj.)
Definition: 1. Having a red or flushed complexion: "a stout man with a florid face".
2. Elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated: "florid operatic-style music was out".
Synonyms: ornate, flowery
Chalk and cheese (Idiom)
Definition: Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.
Cauldron (noun)
Definition: large metal pot (kettle) for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, with a large mouth and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger.
Perambulate (verb)
Definition: Walk or travel through or around (a place or area), especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
Synonyms: walk, tour
Deficit (noun)
Definition: 1.the amount by which something, esp. a sum of money, is too small.
2. An excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.
Synonyms: deficiency
Jubilate (noun)
Definition: Psalm 100 (99 in the Vulgate), esp. as used as a canticle in the Anglican service of matins.
Apraxia (noun)
Definition: Inability to perform particular purposive actions, due to brain damage.
Convulsion (noun)
Definition: A sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles.
Unorthodox (adj.)
Definition: Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted.
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