Unit 2 sets A and B

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

Unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile.

Question 2

Assailant

Answer 2

a person who attacks violently (with blows or words)

Question 3

Confront

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Contemporary

Answer 4

adj: belonging to the same period of time as oneself
n: a person of the same time

Question 5

Depict

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Groundless

Answer 6

without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Question 7

Hypocrite

Answer 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

Question 8

Mimic

Answer 8

n: a person who does imitations; v: to imitate; to make fun of

Question 9

serene

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Sheepish

Answer 10

embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness timid

Question 11

arid

Answer 11

extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Question 12

billow

Answer 12

n: a large wave; v: to rise or swell like a wave

Question 13

constrain

Answer 13

to force, compel; to restrain, hold back

Question 14

disinterested

Answer 14

fair minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

Question 15

encompass

Answer 15

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

Question 16

incomprehensible

Answer 16

impossible to understand

Question 17

manipulate

Answer 17

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

Question 18

maximum

Answer 18

n: the greatest possible amount or degree; adj: reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

Question 19

ruffle

Answer 19

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

Question 20

stamina

Answer 20

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