Unit 2 set A and B

Question 1

Unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Answer 1

Adverse

Question 2

a person who attacks violently [with blows or words]

Answer 2

Assailant

Question 3

to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with

Answer 3

Confront

Question 4

belonging to the same period of time to oneself; a person of the same time

Answer 4

Contemporary

Question 5

to portray; to represent or to show in a form of a picture

Answer 5

Depict

Question 6

without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Answer 6

Groundless

Question 7

a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person

Answer 7

Hypocrite

Question 8

a person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of

Answer 8

Mimic

Question 9

peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand

Answer 9

serene

Question 10

embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

Answer 10

Sheepish

Question 11

extremely dry; uninterested, dull

Answer 11

Arid

Question 12

a large wave; to rise or swell like a wave

Answer 12

Billow

Question 13

to force, compel; to restrain, hold back

Answer 13

Constrain

Question 14

fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

Answer 14

Disinterested

Question 15

to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class

Answer 15

Encompass

Question 16

impossible to understand

Answer 16

Incomprehensible

Question 17

to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain of advantage

Answer 17

Manipulate

Question 18

the greatest possible amount or degree; reaching the greatest possible amount of degree

Answer 18

Maximum

Question 19

to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat

Answer 19

Ruffle

Question 20

the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power

Answer 20

Stamina