1. “Donovan’s Word Jar”

2. leisure time free from work We like to spend our leisure time hiking.

3. disappointment the feeling that comes when one’s hopes are not met It is a disappointment when I don’t get any mail.

4. perseverance the habit of continuing something in spite of troubles Being successful at something new takes perseverance.

5. uneasy worried The salesman is uneasy about not getting his work done.

6. compromise to reach an agreement after each side gives up part of its demands The two men decided to compromise about which direction to go.

7. chortle to laugh or chuckle loudly Sometimes I chortle at my friends’ jokes.