English III - Vocabulary Lesson 11 ambivalent interminable beneficent intrepid betrothed repugnant congenital sallow consensus sortie

ambivalent Adjective Having mixed, conflicting, or changing emotions or thoughts toward a person or things

beneficent Adjective Kind; charitable; doing good

betrothed Adjective - Engaged to be married Noun – a person who is engaged to be married

congenital Adjective Present at birth but not hereditary; inborn; having a characteristic so strong as to be part of one’s nature

consensus Noun A general agreement or opinion; a majority opinion

interminable Adjective Endless; occurring over and over again indefinitely

intrepid Adjective Brave or resolute; showing great courage

repugnant Adjective Contradictory; offering resistance; distasteful; disgusting

sallow Adjective Grayish yellow in color; sickly pale

sortie Noun A sudden attack by troops from a defensive position; a single mission of a lone airplane against an enemy

English III - Vocabulary Lesson 12 adamant frustrate antagonize peremptory archives procrastinate autocrat resilient factious supplication

adamant Adjective Unbreakable due to hardness; unrelenting; unyielding

antagonize Verb To make an enemy of; to oppose or counteract; to make angry

archives Noun – a place where public records are or historical documents are kept; the records or documents kept in such a place Verb – to keep or store such records

autocrat Noun A ruler with unlimited power; a dictator; a domineering person

factious Adjective Causing disunity, dissension, or disputes; quarrelsome

frustrate Verb To prevent from accomplishing; to cause feelings of discouragement

peremptory Adjective Arrogant; allowing no denial or refusal; absolute

procrastinate Verb To put off until later; to delay without a good reason

resilient Adjective Easily springing back to an original form; flexible; recovering quickly; buoyant

supplication Noun The act of asking humbly and earnestly; a prayer; a petition; an entreaty