| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | unfavorable, negative |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently |
| billow | a large wave; to rise or swell like a wave |
| confront | to meet face-to-face |
| constrain | to force; hold back |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself |
| depict | to portray in the form of a picture |
| disinterested | fair-minded; free from selfish motives |
| encompass | to encircle, go around; to include |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause; unjustified |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not; a two-face person |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully; to control for personal gain |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount |
| mimic | to imitate; a person who does imitations |
| ruffle | to wrinkle; flip through; gathered material on a trim |
| serene | peaceful, calm |
| sheepish | embarrassed, timid |
| stamina | the strength to keep going |
