Unit 6
Intricate
Complicated; difficult to understand
Obstreperous
Noisy; unruly, disorderly
Dilate
To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
Escalate
To elevate; to increase in intensity
Skeptical
Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
Concise
Expressing much in a few words
Credible
Believable
Malign
To speak evil of, slander
Pugnacious
Quarrelsome; fond of fighting
Candid
Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Exploit
To make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit
Brevity
Shortness
Superfluous
Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Exorbitant
Unreasonable high; excessive
Liability
A debt; something disadvantageous
Grievous
Causing sorrow or pain; serious
Languid
Drooping; without energy, sluggish
Divulge
To tell, reveal; to make public
Atone
To make up for a wrong
Shoddy
Of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
Dwindle
To lessen; diminish
Repugnant
Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Obtrusive
Forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
Proponent
One who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
Incessant
Never stopping, going on all the time
Vagrant
An idle wanderer
Sparse
Meager, scant; scattered
Heterogeneous
Composed of different kinds, diverse
Extemporaneous
Made or delivered on the spur of the moment
Squander
To spend foolishly, waste