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