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vocabulary workshop

Level A Unit 2

vocabulary wordmeaning
adverse 1 unfavorable, negative
adverse 2 working against, hostile
arid 1 extremely dry
arid 2 uninteresting, dull
assailant a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)
billow 1 a large wave
billow 2 to rise or swell like a wave
confront 1 to meet face-to face, especially as a challenge
confront 2 come to grips with
constrain 1 to force compel
constrain 2 to restrain, hold back
contemporary 1 belonging to the same period of time as oneself
contemporary 2 a person of the same time
depict 1 to portray
depict 2 to represent or show in the from of a picture
disinterested 1 fair minded, free from selfish motives
disinterested 2 indifferent
encompass 1 to encircle, go or reach around
encompass 2 to enclose
encompass 3 to include with a certain group or class
groundless without any good reason or cause, unjustified
hypocrite 1 a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
hypocrite 2 a two-faced person
incomprehensible impossible to understand
manipulate 1 to handle or use skillfully
manipulate 2 to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
maximum 1 the greatest possible amount or degree
maximum 2 reaching the greatest possible amount or degree
mimic 1 a person who does immitatons
mimic 2 to imitate
mimic 3 to make fun of
ruffle 1 to wrinkle, make uneven
ruffle 2 to annoy, upset
ruffle 3 to flip through
ruffle 4 a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges
ruffle 5 a ripple
ruffle 6 a low drumbeat
serene 1 peacefull, calm
serene 2 free of emothional upset
serene 3 clear and free of storm
serene 4 majestic, grand
sheepish 1 embarrassed
sheepish 2 resembling a sheep in meekness, timid
stamina 1 the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain
stamina 2 staying power
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