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ELA Vocabulary 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| licentious | morally unrestrained or indifferent to laws or rules |
| macabre | horrible; grim; relating to death |
| mandarin | an influential person |
| martial | warlike; military |
| melee | a noisy, confused fight |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| mesmerize | to hypnotize |
| minion | a fawning, servile follower |
| mitigate | to make less severe; to become milder |
| modicum | a small amount |
| nadir | the lowest point |
| narcissistic | conceited; one having excessive self-love and self-absorption |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy |
| neophyte | a beginner |
| fort | strong |
| gen | race, kind, birth |
| graph | to write |
| mono | one |