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Adverse
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(adj.) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile
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Arid
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(adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull
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Assailant
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(n.) a person who attacks 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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(v.) to force, compel; 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
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Encompass
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(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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(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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Incomprehensible
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(adj.) impossible to understand
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Manipulate
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(v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage
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Maximum
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(n.) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree
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