| A | B |
| adverse | negative work against negative |
| arid | dry dull |
| assailaint | person who attacks violently |
| billow | large wave, rise sweell like a wave |
| confront | meet face to face |
| constrain | to restrain hold back force |
| contemporary | person of the same time |
| depict | portray or represent |
| disinterested | free from selfish motives |
| encompass | to go around, encircle |
| groundless | without good reason or cause |
| hypocrite | person who pretends to be what he or she is not |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | handle skillfully, manage or control |
| maximum | greatest possible amount |
| mimic | one who does imitations |
| ruffle | make uneven wrinkle |
| serene | peaceful and calm free from emoutional upset |
| sheepish | embarrassed: resembling a sheep in meekness |
| stamina | the strength needed to keep on going or overcome, to endure |