| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| levity |
a lack of seriousness; light, humorous, or foolish behavior or attitude. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| penchant |
a strong liking for or inclination towards something. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| uncomplicated |
not difficult to understand or deal with; simple; straightforward. |