| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| gesticulation |
the act or an instance of using hand movements, as to add emphasis or expressiveness to speech. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| indiscriminate |
lacking in judgment and discernment; making no distinctions. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |