| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| coercive |
using threats, intimidation, or force to persuade or pressure someone to do something. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, especially to marital vows; adultery. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| promenade |
a leisurely walk, especially in a public place. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |