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