Unit 2 Vocabulary
Sadlier-Oxford Level A Unit 2 vocabulary terms
Terms
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- confront
- (v.) to meet face to face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with
- disinterested
- (adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent
- arid
- (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull
- mimic
- (n.) a person who does imitations (v.) to imitate; to make fun of
- hypocrite
- (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
- assailant
- (n.) a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)
- maximum
- (n.) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree
- contemporary
- (adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time
- encompass
- (v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class
- 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
- serene
- (adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand
- incomprehensible
- (adj.) impossible to understand
- adverse
- (adj.) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile
- 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
- depict
- (v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
- groundless
- (adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified
- billow
- (n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like a wave
- manipulate
- (v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
- constrain
- (v.) to force, compel; to restrain, hold back