Sadlier-Oxford Level A Unit 2

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Adverse

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ad verse

adj)unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

an adverse reaction

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Manipulate

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me nip ye late

(v) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage

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Maximum

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mak se mem

(n) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

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Mimic

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mim ik

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

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Ruffle

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ref el

(v) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through (n) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges, a ripple; a low drumbeat

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Serene

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se ren

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

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Sheepish

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shep ish

(adj) embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

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Stamina

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stam e ne

(n) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, endurance

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Arid

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ar id

(adj)
extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

a region too arid for farming

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Assailant

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e sa lent
(n)
a person who attachks violently (with blows or words)

injured by an unknown assailant

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Billow

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bil o

(n) a large wave;

(v) to rise or swell like a wave

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Confront

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ken frent

(v) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge

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Constrain

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ken stran

(v) to force, compel; to restrain, hold back

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Contemporary

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ken tem pe rer e

(adj) belonging tothe same period of time as oneself

(n) a person of the same time

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Depict

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di pikt

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

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Disinterested

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dis in trest id

(adj) fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent

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Encompass

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en kem pes

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

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Groundless

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graund les

(adj) without any good reason or cause, unjustified

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Hypocrite

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hip e krit

(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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Incomprehensible

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in kam pri hen se bel

(adj) impossible to understand