| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | difficult or negative |
| arid | very dry or waterless |
| assailant | an attacker |
| billow | a large wave or to rise like a wave |
| confront | to meet face to face or encounter |
| constrain | to hold back or to limit |
| contemporary | modern or current |
| depict | to show |
| disinterested | fair minded or neutral |
| encompass | to surround or to encircle |
| groundless | unjustified or unsupported |
| hypocrite | phony or a two-faced person |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle |
| maximum | the largest or highest amount |
| mimic | to imitate or copy |
| ruffle | to disturb |
| serene | peaceful |
| sheepish | embarrassed or timid |
| stamina | strength needed to keep going or endurance |
