VWA, Unit 02

DONNIE F. (United States of America)
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  1. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  2. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  3. assailant
    someone who attacks
  4. billow
    a large sea wave
  5. confront
    oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  6. constrain
    hold back
  7. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  8. depict
    give a description of
  9. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  10. encompass
    include in scope
  11. groundless
    without a basis in reason or fact
  12. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  13. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  14. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  15. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  16. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  17. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  18. serene
    not agitated
  19. sheepish
    showing a sense of shame
  20. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  21. trying
    hard to endure
  22. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  23. waterlogged
    (of soil) soft and watery
  24. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  25. breaker
    waves breaking on the shore
  26. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  27. trough
    a concave shape with an open top
  28. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  29. restrict
    limit access to
  30. liberate
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  31. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  32. prehistoric
    belonging to or existing before recorded times
  33. antique
    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  34. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  35. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  36. neutral
    having no personal preference
  37. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  38. unbiased
    without prejudice
  39. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  40. envelop
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  41. comprise
    be made of
  42. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  43. exclude
    prevent from entering; shut out
  44. baseless
    without a foundation in reason or fact
  45. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  46. phony
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  47. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  48. fraud
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  49. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  50. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
  51. intelligible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  52. maneuver
    a military training exercise
  53. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  54. utmost
    highest in extent or degree
  55. parrot
    a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
  56. frill
    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  57. tranquil
    free from disturbance by heavy waves
  58. august
    profoundly honored
  59. agitated
    physically disturbed or set in motion
  60. inclement
    severe, of weather
  61. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
  62. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  63. saucy
    improperly forward or bold
  64. endurance
    a state of surviving; remaining alive
Created on 九月 11, 2013 (updated 九月 3, 2014)

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