Unit 2 Flashcards
arid
Extremely dry: uninteresting,dull
billow
A large wave: to rise or swell like a wave
constrain
to force, compel: to restrain,hold back
disinterested
fair-minded, free from selfish motives: indifferent
depict
To portray to represent or to show in the form of a picture
groundless
Without any good reason or cause unjustified
hypocrite
A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
mimic
Someone who imitations
serene
peaceful calm free of emotional
sheepish
embarresed resembling a sheep in meekness
adverse
unfavorable negative working against
assailant
a person who attacks violently
confront
to meet face- face especially
contemporary
belonging to the same period of time a person of the same time
encompass
to encircle go or reach