| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| dregs |
the part of anything that is left over or that has the least value or use. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |