Unit 2 vocabulary

Question 1

endurance, staying power

Answer 1

stamina

Question 2

greatest, largest, highest; utmost

Answer 2

maximum

Question 3

waterless, parched; boring, unimaginative

Answer 3

arid

Question 4

to handle, work, maneuver; exploit

Answer 4

manipulate

Question 5

to imitate, parrot; a copycat

Answer 5

mimic

Question 6

embarrassed, shamefaced; timid, meek

Answer 6

sheepish

Question 7

baffling, confusing, bewildering

Answer 7

incomprehensible

Question 8

unfavorable; difficult, trying

Answer 8

adverse

Question 9

a two-faced person, phony

Answer 9

hypocrite

Question 10

tranquil, composed; fair

Answer 10

serene

Question 11

unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Answer 11

adverse

Question 12

extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Answer 12

arid

Question 13

a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is

Answer 13

hypocrite

Question 14

impossible to understand

Answer 14

incomprehensible

Question 15

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

Answer 15

manipulate

Question 16

the greatest possible amount or degree; reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

Answer 16

maximum

Question 17

a person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of

Answer 17

mimic

Question 18

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

Answer 18

serene

Question 19

embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

Answer 19

sheepish

Question 20

the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, endurance

Answer 20

stamina

Question 21

to compel, pressure; to restrict

Answer 21

constrain

Question 22

present-day, modern, current

Answer 22

contemporary

Question 23

neutral, impartial, unbiased; apathetic

Answer 23

disinterested

Question 24

to face, encounter, come to grips with

Answer 24

confront

Question 25

a wave, breaker; to swell, surge

Answer 25

billow

Question 26

to upset, annoy; a frill

Answer 26

ruffle

Question 27

baseless, unsupported, unjustified

Answer 27

groundless

Question 28

an assaulter, attacker, mugger

Answer 28

assailant

Question 29

to sketch, draw, picture, represent

Answer 29

depict

Question 30

to surround, envelope; to include, comprise

Answer 30

encompass

Question 31

a person who attacks violently

Answer 31

assailant

Question 32

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

Answer 32

depict

Question 33

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

Answer 33

encompass

Question 34

without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Answer 34

groundless

Question 35

to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drum beat

Answer 35

ruffle