Unit 2

Question 0

Stamina

Answer 0

The strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain

Question 1

Ruffle

Answer 1

To wrinkle, make uneven, to upset, a low drumbeat

Question 2

Adverse

Answer 2

Unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Question 3

Arid

Answer 3

Extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Question 4

Assailant

Answer 4

A person who attacks violently (with blows or words)

Question 5

Billow

Answer 5

The large wave; rise or swell like a wave

Question 6

Confront

Answer 6

To meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with

Question 7

Constrain

Answer 7

To force, compel; to restrain, holdback

Question 8

Contemporary

Answer 8

Belonging to the same period of time as oneself; the person of the same time

Question 9

Depict

Answer 9

Portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture; to sketch, draw, illustrate

Question 10

Disinterested

Answer 10

Fair-minded, free from selfish motives

Question 11

Encompass

Answer 11

To encircle, to go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class

Question 12

Groundless

Answer 12

Without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Question 13

Hypocrite

Answer 13

A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person

Question 14

Incomprehensible

Answer 14

Impossible to understand

Question 15

Manipulate

Answer 15

To handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage

Question 16

Maximum

Answer 16

Greatest possible amount; the largest or highest amount of something

Question 17

Mimic

Answer 17

Person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of; (a parrot mimics)

Question 18

Serene

Answer 18

Peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm

Question 19

Sheepish

Answer 19

Embarrassed; shy, timid, meek

Question 20

Stamina

Answer 20

The strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain