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