vocab list 2

ramify

to be divided or subdivided; to branch out

exculpate

to clear from a charge of guilt

ineluctable

certain, inevitable

gainsay

to deny, declare false, to oppose

episodic

loosely connected, not flowing logically

iconoclastic

attacking cherished beliefs

recidivism

relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

profligate

wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant

inherent

ingrained within one's nature; firmly established; a natural part of; definitionally so

torpid

sleeping, sluggish, lethargic, dormant

gregarious

sociable, outgoing

recondite

profound, abstruse, obscure

judicious

sound in judgment; wise

sinuous

winding, undulating, serpentine

undulate

to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate