vocab #2
Section 2
Terms
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- maximum
- (n.) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or dergee
- stamina
- (n.) the strength to keep going
- 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
- disinterested
- (adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent
- confront
- to meet face-to- face , especially as a challenge; come to grips with
- constrain
- (v.) to force, compel; to restrain , hold back
- manipulate
- (v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
- depict
- (v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
- ruffle
- (v.) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip thought;(n.) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple a low drumbeat
- incomprehensible
- (adj) impossible to understand
- adverse
- (adj.) unfavorable, negative; working against hostile
- billow
- (n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like a wave
- mimic
- (n.) a person who does imitations; (v.) to imitate; to make fun of
- arid
- (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull
- hypocrite
- (n.) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better that he or she really is; a two faced person
- sheepish
- (adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid
- assailant
- (n.) a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)
- serene
- (adj.) peaceful, calm, free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic; grand
- contemporary
- (adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time