Vocabulary Lesson 12

supplicate

the act of asking humbly and earnestly; a prayer; a petition; an entreaty

resilient

easily springing back to original form; flexible; recovering quickly; buoyant

factious

causing disunity; dissension, or disputes

autocrat

a ruler with unlimited power; a dictator; a domineering person

archives

a place where public records or historical document are kept; the records or documents kept; the records or documents kept in such a place; to keep or store records

frustrate

to prevent from accomplishing; to cause feelings of discouragement

adamant

unbreakable due to hardness; unrelenting; unyielding

procrastinate

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