| A | B |
| congenital | present at birth but not hereditary; inborn; having a characteristic so strong as to be part of one's nature |
| consensus | a general agreement or opinion; a majority opinion |
| interminable | endless; occuring over and over again indefinitely |
| sallow | grayish yellow in color; sickly pale |
| repugnant | contradictory; offering resistance; distasteful; disgusting |
| sortie | a sudden attack by troops from a defensive position; a single mission of a lone airplane against an enemy |
| betrothed | engaged to be married; a person who is engaged to be married |
| intrepid | brave or resolute; showing great courage |
| beneficient | kind; charitable; doing good |
| ambivalent | having mixed, conflicting, or changing emotions or thoughts toward a person or thing |