Vocabulary Unit - 2

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

Unfavorable, negative, or hostile

Question 2

Arid

Answer 2

Extremely dry, uninteresting, dull

Question 3

Assailant

Answer 3

A person who attacks violently with blows or words

Question 4

Billow

Answer 4

A large wave or to rise or swell like a wave

Question 5

Confront

Answer 5

To meet face to face, especially as a challenge

Question 6

Constrain

Answer 6

To force, compel, restrain or hold back

Question 7

Contemporary

Answer 7

Belonging to the same period of time or a person of the same time.

Question 8

Depict

Answer 8

To portray or to represent in the form of a picture

Question 9

Disinterested

Answer 9

Free from bias or selfish motives

Question 10

Encompass

Answer 10

To encircle, go or reach around, or to include with a certain group

Question 11

Groundless

Answer 11

Without any good reason or cause, unjustified

Question 12

Hypocrite

Answer 12

A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is

Question 13

Incomprehensible

Answer 13

Impossible to understand

Question 14

Manipulate

Answer 14

To handle skillfully or to manage or control for personal gain

Question 15

Maximum

Answer 15

The greatest amount possible

Question 16

Mimic

Answer 16

A person who does imitations or to imitate

Question 17

Ruffle

Answer 17

To wrinkle or to annoy or upset

Question 18

Serene

Answer 18

Peaceful or calm

Question 19

Sheepish

Answer 19

Embarrassed, meek, and timid

Question 20

Stamina

Answer 20

The strength needed to keep going or to overcome physical or mental strain