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vocab unit 2

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adverse   (adj) unfavorable, negative, working against, hostile.  
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assailant   (n) a person who attacks violently( with blows or words)  
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confront   (v) to meet face to face especially as a challenge.  
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contemporary   (adj) belonging to the same period of time as oneself.  
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contemporary   (n) a person of the same time.  
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depict   (v) to portray to represent or show in form of a picture.  
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groundless   (adj) without any good reason or cause.  
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hypocrite   (adj) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better then he or she really is.  
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mimic   (n) a person who does imitations.  
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mimic   (v) to imitate; to make fun of.  
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serene   (adj) peaceful, calm free of emotional upset.  
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sheepish   (adj) embarrassed resembling a sheep in meekness  
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arid   (adj) extremely dry uninteresting  
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billow   (n) a large wave  
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billow   (v)to rise or swell like a wave.  
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constrain   (v) to force compel to restrain hold back  
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disinterested   (adj) fair-minded free from selfish motives  
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encompass   (v) to encircle go or reach around to enclose  
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incomprehensible   (adj) impossible to understand  
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manipulate   (v) to handle or use skillfully  
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maximum   (n) the greatest possible amount or degree  
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maximum   (adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree  
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ruffle   (v)to wrinkle make uneven to annoy upset  
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ruffle   (n)material used for trimming edges.  
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stamina   the strength needed to keep going or overcom  
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