| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. |
| denounce |
to speak out against. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| historian |
one who writes about or is an expert on history. |
| linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| malicious |
having or reflecting a wish to harm. |
| negotiable |
subject to discussion and revision, as terms in an agreement or contract. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| resistant |
capable of opposing or willing to oppose. |
| worthwhile |
valuable enough to be worth doing. |