| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | unfavorable |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting, dull |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently(with blows ro words) |
| billow | a large wave- to rise or swell like a wave |
| confront | to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge |
| constrain | to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
| 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, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around, to enclose |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be whta he or she is not or better than he or she really is |
| incomprhensible | impossible to understand |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic | a person who does imitations (v) to imitate |
| ruffle | to wrinkle or make uneven; to annoy, upset (n) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges |
| serene | peaceful, calm; free from emotional upset |
| sheepish | embarassed, resembling a sheep in meekness, timid |
| stamina | the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, endurance |
