Unit 2 Flashcards
unfavorable negative working against hostile
adverse
a person who attacks violently with blows or words
assailant
to meet face to face especially as a challenge come to grip with
confront
belonging to same period of time as oneself
contemporary
to portray to represent or show in the form of a picture
depict
without any good reason or cause
groundless
a person who pretends to be something he or she is not
Hippocratic
to imitate or make fun of
mimic
peaceful calm
serene
embarrassed;timid
sheepish
dry uninteresting dull
arid
to force or hold back
constrain
a large wave
billow
indifferent free from selfish motives
disinterested
to go encircle
encompasses
impossible to understand
incomprehensible
to handle or use skillfully
manipulate
the greatest possible amount
maximum
to wrinkle make uneven ;to annoy
ruffle
the strength needed to keep going
stamina
