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adverse (adj) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile arid (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting; dull assailant someone who attacks, (n.) a person who attacks violently (with blows or words) billow (n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like wave confront (v.) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with constrain (v.) to force; compel; to restrain, hold back contemporary (adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time depict (v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture disinterested (adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent encompass (v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class groundless (adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified hypocrite (adj.) 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 impossible to understand manipulate (v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for person gain or advantage maximum (n.) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree mimic (n.) a person who does imitations; (v.) to imitate; to make fun of ruffle (v.) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; (n.) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat serene (adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand sheepish (adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid stamina (n.) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power