1. Thwart, verb: hinder or prevent
I wanted to spend a week in New York this autumn, but the high costs of travel and lodging thwarted my plans.
2. Rankle, verb: gnaw into; make resentful or angry
His constant whistling would rankle her, sometimes causing her to leave in a huff.
3. Zenith, noun: the highest point; culmination
At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts.
4. Lucid, adjective: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Though Walters writes about physics and time travel, his writing is always lucid, so readers with little scientific training can understand difficult concepts.
5. Chauvinism: feeling of superiority
Vegetarians argue that man is chauvinistic in his belief that animals do not consciously feel the pain we humans do.
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