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vocab
words for waldron mrs.cass
| word | definition | pronuction | parts of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse | negative,working against | ad vars' | adj |
| arid | dry,uninteresting | ar'id | adj |
| assailant | attacker | e sa' lant | noun |
| billow | a large wave.to rise swell up | bil'o | noun verb |
| confront | come to grips with | kan frent' | verb |
| constrain | restrain holdback | ken stran' | verb |
| contemporary | a person of the same time | ken tem'pe rer e | adj |
| depict | to represent or show in the form of a picture | di pikt' | verb |
| disinterested | fair minded, free from selfish motives | dis in' trest id | adj |
| encompass | go or reach around | en kem' pes | verb |
| groundless | without any good reasons or cause | grau'nd les | adj |
| hypocrite | two faced | hip'e krit | noun |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand | in k..am pri hen' se bel | adj |
| manipulate | to manage or control for personal damage | me nip' ye l-at | verb |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree | mak'se mem | noun |
| mimic | a person who does imatations | mim' ik | noun verb |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, make uneven | ref' el | verb noun |
| serene | peaceful, calm | se re-n' | adj |
| sheepish | embarrassed | sh-ep' ish | adj |
| stamina | staying power | stam'e ne | noun |