Unit 2

Question 1

unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Answer 1

Adverse

Question 2

a person who attacks violently (with blows or words )

Answer 2

assailant

Question 3

to meet face-to-face especially as a challenge

Answer 3

confront

Question 4

belonging to the same period of time

Answer 4

contemporary

Question 5

to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

Answer 5

depict

Question 6

without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Answer 6

groundless

Question 7

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

Answer 7

hypocrite

Question 8

a person who does imitations; (v) to imitate; to make fun of

Answer 8

mimic

Question 9

peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic; grand

Answer 9

serene

Question 10

embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

Answer 10

sheepish

Question 11

extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Answer 11

arid

Question 12

a large wave; (v) to rise or swell like a wave

Answer 12

billow

Question 13

to force, compel; to restrain, hold back

Answer 13

constrain

Question 14

fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

Answer 14

disinterested

Question 15

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

Answer 15

encompass

Question 16

impossible to understand

Answer 16

incomprehensible

Question 17

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

Answer 17

manipulate

Question 18

greatest impossible amount of degree; (adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

Answer 18

maximum

Question 19

to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; (n) material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat

Answer 19

ruffle

Question 20

the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power

Answer 20

stamina