olsen vocab

1. Immensely: (adv) extremely; very much

2. Tentative: (adj) experimental; hesitant/unsure

3. Stodgy: (adj) uninteresting/boring; dull/graceless

4. Collateral: (n) property or other assets pledged by a borrower as security for the repayment of a loan

5. Accommodate: (v) to do a kindness or favor for; oblige

6. Instigate: (v) to urge or provoke into some action

7. Proponent: (n) a person who argues for something; an advocate

8. Blatant: (adj) brazenly obvious; flagrant

9. Exposé: (n) a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable

10. Strenuous: (adj) characterized by vigorous exertion; laborious

11. Isthmus: (n) a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

12. Impound: (v) to seize and retain in custody of the law

13. Belligerent: (adj) warlike; aggressively hostile

14. Intrusive: (adj) tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome

15. Dissident: (n) a person who disagrees with a method, goal, or political party

16. Defray: (v) to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.)

17. Marginalize: (v) to isolate or exclude from the dominant culture; perceive or treat as being on the fringes of a society or group

18. Municipal: (adj) of or relating to a town or city or its local government

19. Concede: (v) admit; yield

Rabble-rouser: (n) a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for self-interested reasons; demagogue