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What does 'benevolent' mean?
What does 'benevolent' mean?
- Expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance
- Mistreated or harmed
- Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed
- Well-meaning and kind-hearted (correct)
A foe is typically someone who is a close friend.
A foe is typically someone who is a close friend.
False (B)
What does 'vanquish' mean?
What does 'vanquish' mean?
To defeat thoroughly in a competition, conflict, or battle; to conquer or overcome decisively.
To ______________ something is to give or confer it, especially a gift or honor, upon someone.
To ______________ something is to give or confer it, especially a gift or honor, upon someone.
What does it mean to be 'morose'?
What does it mean to be 'morose'?
Discolor personality refers to a permanent change in someone's character.
Discolor personality refers to a permanent change in someone's character.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
What does 'regret' mean?
What does 'regret' mean?
What does it mean to be 'ambitious'?
What does it mean to be 'ambitious'?
Fault-finding is a positive trait.
Fault-finding is a positive trait.
What is the meaning of 'plight'?
What is the meaning of 'plight'?
When someone exhibits changes or alterations in character, demeanor, or temperament due to external influences, experiences, or internal struggles, it is called ______________.
When someone exhibits changes or alterations in character, demeanor, or temperament due to external influences, experiences, or internal struggles, it is called ______________.
What is the meaning of 'soar'?
What is the meaning of 'soar'?
A sorry majority is a group of individuals characterized by happiness and contentment.
A sorry majority is a group of individuals characterized by happiness and contentment.
What does it mean to 'bestow' something?
What does it mean to 'bestow' something?
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
Someone who is benevolent is characterized by
Someone who is benevolent is characterized by
To vanquish someone means to defeat them thoroughly in a competition.
To vanquish someone means to defeat them thoroughly in a competition.
What is the term for expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something?
What is the term for expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something?
A sorry majority is a group of individuals characterized by feelings of ______________ over past actions or choices.
A sorry majority is a group of individuals characterized by feelings of ______________ over past actions or choices.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
Discolor personality refers to a permanent change in someone's character.
Discolor personality refers to a permanent change in someone's character.
What is the term for a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation?
What is the term for a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation?
What is the term for the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual?
What is the term for the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual?
Study Notes
Personality Traits
- Ambitious: having a strong desire and determination to succeed or achieve something significant
- Benevolent: well-meaning and kind-hearted, characterized by acts of goodwill or charity
- Morose: gloomy or sullen in demeanor, having a melancholy or pessimistic disposition
Emotions and Feelings
- Misery: extreme suffering or discomfort, a state of great unhappiness or distress
- Regret: a feeling of sadness, remorse, or disappointment over something that has happened or that one has done
- Yearning: a strong feeling of longing or desire for something unattainable or absent
Negative Behavior
- Abused: mistreated or harmed, often physically, mentally, or emotionally
- Complaining: expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something, typically in a vocal or persistent manner
- Fault-finding: criticizing or pointing out flaws or shortcomings, often in a persistent or nitpicky manner
- Whining: complaining or making a high-pitched, annoying sound, typically in a persistent or irritating manner
Relationships
- Foe: an enemy or opponent, someone or something that opposes or threatens harm
Situations and Outcomes
- Plight: a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation, a predicament or dilemma
- Vanished: disappeared suddenly or completely from sight, no longer visible or present
- Vanquish: to defeat thoroughly in a competition, conflict, or battle, to conquer or overcome decisively
Actions and Influence
- Bestow: to give or confer something, especially a gift or honor, upon someone
- Influence: the capacity or power to have an effect on the character, behavior, or development of someone or something
- Instinctively: acting or reacting in a natural, intuitive manner without conscious thought or reasoning
- Soar: to fly or rise high in the air with great speed or effort, to ascend or increase rapidly in height or value
Personality Traits
- Ambitious: having a strong desire and determination to succeed or achieve something significant
- Benevolent: well-meaning and kind-hearted, characterized by acts of goodwill or charity
- Morose: gloomy or sullen in demeanor, having a melancholy or pessimistic disposition
Emotions and Feelings
- Misery: extreme suffering or discomfort, a state of great unhappiness or distress
- Regret: a feeling of sadness, remorse, or disappointment over something that has happened or that one has done
- Yearning: a strong feeling of longing or desire for something unattainable or absent
Negative Behavior
- Abused: mistreated or harmed, often physically, mentally, or emotionally
- Complaining: expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something, typically in a vocal or persistent manner
- Fault-finding: criticizing or pointing out flaws or shortcomings, often in a persistent or nitpicky manner
- Whining: complaining or making a high-pitched, annoying sound, typically in a persistent or irritating manner
Relationships
- Foe: an enemy or opponent, someone or something that opposes or threatens harm
Situations and Outcomes
- Plight: a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation, a predicament or dilemma
- Vanished: disappeared suddenly or completely from sight, no longer visible or present
- Vanquish: to defeat thoroughly in a competition, conflict, or battle, to conquer or overcome decisively
Actions and Influence
- Bestow: to give or confer something, especially a gift or honor, upon someone
- Influence: the capacity or power to have an effect on the character, behavior, or development of someone or something
- Instinctively: acting or reacting in a natural, intuitive manner without conscious thought or reasoning
- Soar: to fly or rise high in the air with great speed or effort, to ascend or increase rapidly in height or value
Personality Traits
- Ambitious: having a strong desire and determination to succeed or achieve something significant
- Benevolent: well-meaning and kind-hearted, characterized by acts of goodwill or charity
- Morose: gloomy or sullen in demeanor, having a melancholy or pessimistic disposition
Emotions and Feelings
- Misery: extreme suffering or discomfort, a state of great unhappiness or distress
- Regret: a feeling of sadness, remorse, or disappointment over something that has happened or that one has done
- Yearning: a strong feeling of longing or desire for something unattainable or absent
Negative Behavior
- Abused: mistreated or harmed, often physically, mentally, or emotionally
- Complaining: expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something, typically in a vocal or persistent manner
- Fault-finding: criticizing or pointing out flaws or shortcomings, often in a persistent or nitpicky manner
- Whining: complaining or making a high-pitched, annoying sound, typically in a persistent or irritating manner
Relationships
- Foe: an enemy or opponent, someone or something that opposes or threatens harm
Situations and Outcomes
- Plight: a dangerous, difficult, or unfortunate situation, a predicament or dilemma
- Vanished: disappeared suddenly or completely from sight, no longer visible or present
- Vanquish: to defeat thoroughly in a competition, conflict, or battle, to conquer or overcome decisively
Actions and Influence
- Bestow: to give or confer something, especially a gift or honor, upon someone
- Influence: the capacity or power to have an effect on the character, behavior, or development of someone or something
- Instinctively: acting or reacting in a natural, intuitive manner without conscious thought or reasoning
- Soar: to fly or rise high in the air with great speed or effort, to ascend or increase rapidly in height or value
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Learn the definitions of various words in this chapter 12 glossary, including abused, ambitious, benevolent, and more.
