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