| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| embellish |
to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |