| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | unfavorable conditions |
| arid | extremely dry, uninteresting |
| assailant | aperson who attacks violently |
| billow | a large wave |
| confront | to meet face to face, come to grips with |
| constrain | to force, compel, restrain |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself |
| depict | to portray, to represent as a picture |
| disinterested | fair-minded, free from selfish motives |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around, to include |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause |
| hypocrite | aperson who pretends to be what they are not |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle or use skilllfully |
| maximum | the greatest amount or degree |
| mimic | a person who does imitations |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, annoy or upset |
| serene | peaceful, calm free of upset |
| sheepish | embarassed, meek, timid |
| stamina | the streght needed to keep going |
