Vocabulary 15

English 2 Adv

apathy

a lack of concern of feeling; noun

bane, baneful

a source of harm or destruction; noun

commensurate

equal; adjective

complacency

the state of being self-satisfied; noun

cryptic

mysterious; adjective

desultory

jumping around, aimless, random; adjective

dexterous

skillful with the hands, manually adroit; adjective

dissipation

wasteful spending, squandering; noun

dour

sullen, stern, harsh; adjective

equivocal

ambiguous (usually intended to mislead); adjective

espousing

marrying, giving one’s loyalty, adopting or embracing a cause; verb

hedonist

one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life; noun

indefatigable

tireless, incapable of being fatigued; adjective

mutability

the degree to which something is subject and likely to change; adjective

parochial

limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial, biased; adjective

penchant

a strong inclination; noun

peripheral

on the edge, not important; adjective

replete

filled to capacity, abundantly supplied; adjective

respite

a rest, a delay, a period of relief; noun

sluggard

a person who is chronically lazy; noun