Vocabulary Unit 2 - Set And B

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

(adj.) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Question 2

Assailant

Answer 2

(n.) a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)

Question 3

Confront

Answer 3

(v.) to meet face to face, especially as a challenge; comes to grips with

Question 4

Contemporary

Answer 4

(adj. ) belonging to the same period of time as oneself;

(n. ) a person of the same time

Question 5

Depict

Answer 5

(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

Question 6

Groundless

Answer 6

(adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Question 7

Hypocrite

Answer 7

(n.) 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 8

Mimic

Answer 8

(n. ) a person who does imitations;

(v. ) to imitate; to make fun of

Question 9

Serene

Answer 9

(adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand

Question 10

Sheepish

Answer 10

(adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

Question 11

Arid

Answer 11

(adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Question 12

Billow

Answer 12

(n. ) a large wave;

(v. ) to rise or swell like a wave

Question 13

Constrain

Answer 13

(v.) to force, compel; to restrain, hold back

Question 14

Disinterested

Answer 14

(adj.) fair-minded, free form selfish motives; indifferent

Question 15

Encompass

Answer 15

(v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class

Question 16

Imcomprehensible

Answer 16

(adj.) impossible to understand

Question 17

Manipulate

Answer 17

(v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage

Question 18

Maximum

Answer 18

(n. ) the greatest possible amount or degree;

(adj. ) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

Question 19

Ruffle

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Stamina

Answer 20

(n.) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power