| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | unfavorable, negative |
| arid | extremely dry, uninteresting, dull |
| assailant | person who attacks violently (with blows or words) |
| billow | a large wave |
| confront | met face-to-face especially as a challenge |
| constrain | to force, compel |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself |
| depict | to portray or represent in the form of a picture |
| disinterested | fair-minded, free from selfish motives |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause |
| hyprocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic | a person who does imitations |
| ruffle | to wrinkle. make uneven, to annoy |
| serene | peaceful, calm |
| sheepish | embarrassed, timid |
| stamina | the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain |
