| content | satisfied; pleased with what one has |
| asset | a positive contributor; a quality that can be used to advantage |
| incredulous | unwilling to accept what is offered as true |
| aloofness | removed or distant, either physically or emotionally |
| contemptuously | with lack of respect or done with hate or disdain |
| premonition | previous notice or warning; anticipation of an event to come, a forewarning |
| resignedly | to give up or give in; to accept something as inevitable |
| gallant | chivalrous; knight-like; brave |
| indignant | with anger or upset by something unjust |
| doggedly | marked by stubborn determination; tenacious; persistent |