| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| lucid |
easy to understand; articulate; clear. |
| noteworthy |
deserving attention; remarkable. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
| revoke |
to take back, cancel, or make no longer valid. |
| subtlety |
the quality or condition of being difficult to detect or define. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |