| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | unfavorable, negative |
| arid | extremely dry, or uninteresting, dull |
| assailant | person who attacks violently |
| billow | a large weave or to rise or swell like a wave |
| confront | to meet face to face, esp as a challenge |
| constrain | to force, compel |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself |
| depict | to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| disinterested | fair minded, indifferent |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic | a person who does imitations |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy or upset |
| serene | peaceful, calm |
| sheepish | embarrassed; meek, timid |
| stamina | the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain |
