| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| invoke |
to call out to (a god, muse, or the like) for help, support, protection, or inspiration. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| machination |
(usually plural) elaborate or devious schemes. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| philanthropy |
collective efforts made to do good for others, especially in the form of making monetary donations or engaging in charitable works. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |