Vocab Unit Two Set A-B Flashcards by Ryan Stokes | Brainscape

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Adverse

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Unfavorable or negative

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Assailant

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A person who attacks violently

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Confront

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To meet face to face with a challenge

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Contemporary

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A person of the same time

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Depict

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To portray

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Groundless

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Without any good reason

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Hypocrite

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A two-faced person

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Mimic

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To imitate

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Serene

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Peaceful calm

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Sheepish

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Embarrassed

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Arid

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Extremely dry

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Billow

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To rise or swell like a wave

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Constrain

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To hold back

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Disenterested

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Fair minded

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Encompass

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To encircle

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Incomprehensible

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Impossible to understand

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Manipulate

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To handle or use skillfully

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Maximum

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The greatest possible amount

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Ruffle

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To wrinkle, make uneaven

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Stamina

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The strength needed to overcome