| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| convince |
to cause to believe or accept (often followed by "of"). |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. |
| disappointment |
the feeling of being unhappy because what was wished or hoped for did not happen. |
| economically |
as pertains to one's personal finances. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. |
| episode |
one event in a series of events in a person's life or a story. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| froth |
any collection of bubbles formed on a liquid. |
| majority |
the greater number or amount; a number or amount greater than half. |
| media |
the means of distributing information to large numbers of people, through newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. |
| passion |
any strong feeling or emotion. |
| release |
to set free. |
| symbol |
an object or picture that represents something else. |
| warmth |
the condition of being warm; heat. |