unit 2 vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 serene | peaceful,calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of strom; majestic, grand |
| contemporary | belonging to the same time period as oneself;a person a person of the same time |
| arid | extremely dry, dull, uninteresting |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or degree |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently ( sometimes with words) |
| mimic | a person who does imitations, to imiatate, to make fun of ,copy |
| stamina | the strength needed to carry on or keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, staying power |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause, unjustified |
| billow | a large wave, to arise or swell like a wave |
| depict | to portray, to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| confront | to meet face to face, escpecially as a challange, come to grips with |
| adverse | unfavorable, negative, working against, hostile |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully, to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach oround, to enclose to include with a certain group or class |
| disinterested | fair minded, free from selfish motives, indifferent |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is, a two faced person |
| incomprehensible | inpossible to understand |
| constrain | to force, compel, hold back, restrain |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, make uneven, to annoy, upset; a gathered strip of material iseed for trimming edges |
| sheepish | embarressed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid |
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