| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| dispensary |
a room in an institution, such as a hospital, in which medical supplies are kept and given out. |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |