Unit 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Adverse
Unfavorable,negative,working against,hospitality
assailant
a person who attacks violently
confront
to meet face to face
contemporary
belonging to the same unit of time
depict
to portray to represent
groundless
without any good reason or cause
hypocrite
a person who pretends to be someone who he or she is not
mimic
to mock to any someone
serene
peaceful calm
sheepish
to be embarrassed
arid
extremely dry dull
billow
a large wave to rise and swell like a wave
constrain
to force compel;to;restrain;hold back
disinterested
fair-minded free from selfish movements
encompass
to go reach around
incomprehensible
impossible to understand
manipulate
to handle to use skillfully
maximum
the greatest possible amount or degree
ruffle
to wrinkle make uneven
stanima
the strength needed to keep going