| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| fitful |
occurring at irregular intervals. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |