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3B Unit #11 Vocab
Unit #11 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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adamant | Refusing to be persuaded; cannot change one's mind |
antagonize | To cause hostility or anger; to make an enemy of |
archive | A collection of historical documents or records; to keep or store such records |
autocrat | An individual who rules without considering others |
factious | Causing disunity, dissent, or disputes; argumentative |
frustrated | To prevent from accomplishing; to cause feelings of discouragement |
peremptory | Used to describe an order or a command that you must obey without any questions or excuses |
procrastinate | To put off until later; to delay without a good reason |
resilient | Easily springing back to an original form; to recover from damage quickly; flexible |
supplication | A plea made to a higher power; a prayer; a petition or an appeal |
affable | Friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness |
expletive | A term used when swearing; a cuss word |
tawdry | Gaudy; showy and cheap |
idiomatic | Characteristic of a particular language |
reciprocate | To give, do, or take in return; to move with a backward-forward motion |