| 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 | distasteful; disgusting; repulsive; causing aversion |
| 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 |
| beneficent | kind; charitable; doing good |
| ambivalent | having mixed, conflicting, or changin emotions or thoughts toward a person or thing |
| supplication | the act of asking humbly and earnestly; a prayer; a petition; an entreaty |
| resilient | easily springing back to an original form; flexible; recovering quickly; buoyant |
| factious | causing disunity, dissension, or disputes; quarrelsome |
| autocrat | a ruler with unlimited power; a dictator; a domineering person |
| archives | a place where public records or historical documents are kept; the records or documents kept in such a place; to keep or store such records |
| frustrated | to prevent from accomplishing; to cause feelings of discouragement |
| adamant | unbreakable due to hardness; unrelenting; unyielding |
| procrastinated | to put off until later; to delay without a good reason |
| antagonize | to make an enemy of; to oppose or counteract |
| peremptory | arrogant; allowing no denial or refusal; absolute |
