| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| presumptuous |
excessively bold or forward. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |