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Term | Definition |
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adverse | unfavorable in purpose or effect; negative |
arid | being without moisture |
assailant | one who attacks violency |
billow | a big wave or surge at the sea; to swell out or puff up as by the the wind |
confront | to meet up face to face |
constrain | to hold back |
contemporary | a person belonging to the same time or period as others; one preseant time |
depict | to represent in a picture; to portray |
disinterested | fair minded , free from selfish motives |
encompass | to contain or include;to surround |
groundless | without basis or reason |
hypocrite | a phony; a person who publicly denounces behaviors but practices the same behaviors |
incomprehensible | difficult or impossible to understand |
manipulate | to handle skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain |
maximum | the greatest amount possible |
mimic | one who imitates; |
ruffle | to wrinkle and make uneven; to annoy or upset |
serene | calm peaceful and untroubled |
sheepish | embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish |
stamina | endurence, physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness , fatigue, or hardship |