vocab Ela

Test tommorrow

novice

a beginner; one who is inexperienced

gullible

easily cheated or fooled

egregious

outstandingly bad; shocking

malicious

Intended to hurt or harm

stamina

the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort; endurance

depict

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

avert

to turn away

volatile

subject to rapid or unexpected change; tending to erupt into violence; explosive

modify

to make minor changes in or to

exorbitant

unreasonably high

prevalent

widespread

righteous

morally right or justifiable

trepidation

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

desolate

Deserted and lonely

futile

useless; pointless

subdue

to bring under control

Tyranny

Cruel and oppressive government or rule

intricate

complicated; difficult to understand

impartial

not biased; fair and just