| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| pallor |
unnatural lack of color, especially of the face. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| retraction |
a withdrawal or disavowal of an opinion, promise, or the like. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |