| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |