| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | difficult |
| arid | dry |
| assailant | an attacker |
| billow | a large wave |
| confront | to meetface-to-face |
| constrain | to force or to hold back |
| contemporary | belonging to the same time; current |
| depict | to illustrate; to picture |
| disinterested | unbiased; fair minded |
| encompass | to encircle; to surround |
| groundless | without good reason; unjustified; baseless |
| hypocrite | a person who says one thing but does another |
| incomprehensible | not able to be understood |
| manipulate | to control; to take advantage of |
| maxium | the most; the greatest possible amount |
| mimic | to immitate, a copycat, to parrot |
| ruffle | to annoy; to flip through; a frill |
| serene | calm; peaceful |
| sheepish | meek; timid; shamefaced |
| stamina | strength needed to continue; endurance |
