ELA 2 Vocab

all english vocab throughout sem

lethargic

(adj) tired, languid or weak

jeopardy

(noun) danger

mitigate

(verb) to make milder or less severe

adversary

(noun) opponent, enemy or foe

dogmatic

(adj) stubbornly opinionated

extraneous

(adj) irrelevant, extra, unnecessary

kindle

(verb) to ignite, to set fire

irrational

(adj) unreasonable, unpredictable

meander

(verb) to wander randomly

fickle

(adj) unpredictable, capricious, whimsical

scrutinize

(verb) to examine closely

innocuous

(adj) harmless

blasphemy

(noun) departure from accepted practice within religion

esoteric

(adj) understood by a select few

pretentious

(adj) pompous, self important

avarice

(noun) greed