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Vocab WS Unit 2
vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adverse | unfavorable or negative, working against, hostile |
| arid | dry |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently |
| billow | a large wave |
| confront | to meet face-to-face, to challenge |
| constrain | to force, compel, hold back |
| contemporary | belonging to the same time period as oneself |
| depict | to portray or to show in the form of a picture |
| disinterested | not selfish, fair-minded |
| encompass | to enclose, to include with a group or class |
| groundless | without a good reason or cause |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not |
| incomprehensible | unbelievable or impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to change, ro manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic | to imitate, to copy, or to make fun of |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, to annoy, to upset |
| serene | peaceful, clam, free from emotional upset |
| sheepish | embarrassed, shy |
| stamina | the strength needed to keep going or to overcome physical or mental strain |