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12 Cards in this Set
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adverse
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unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile
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arid
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extremely dry; uninteresting, dull
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assailant
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person who attack violently (with blows or words)
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billow
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(n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like a wave.
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confront
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(v.) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge
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constrain
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to force, comple; to restrain, hold back
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contemporary
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(adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time
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depict
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(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture
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disinterested
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(adj.) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent
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encompass
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(v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include witha certain group or class
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groundless
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(adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified
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hypocrite
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(n.) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
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