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13 Cards in this Set
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immutable |
unchangeable pos: adj syn: permanent ant: mercurial sent: Her decision was immutable. |
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metamorphosis |
a transformation pos: noun syn: mutation ant: the same sent: The caterpillar went through metamorphosis to change into a butterfly. |
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rupture |
to break open pos: verb syn: burst ant: closing sent: The dam ruptured and caused the town to flood. |
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transmute |
to transform pos: verb syn: alter ant: keep sent: Joan transmuted the cake into a smaller one. |
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amorphous |
lacking shape, changeable in form pos: adj syn: shapeless ant: crystalline sent: The clay was amorphous. |
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mercurial |
erratic, subject to wild changes in character pos: adj syn: fickle ant: stable sent: My sister tends to be very mercurial. |
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protean |
capable of assuming different forms pos: adj syn: labile ant: stable sent: An example that is protean is water. |
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mutate |
to change form pos: verb syn: transform ant: remain sent: Since the girl's genes were messed up, she was mutated at birth. |
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fickle |
likely to change opinion unpredictably pos: adj syn: mercurial ant: constant sent: Most libras are fickle. |
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fluctuate |
to vary irregularly pos: verb syn: vacillate ant: persist sent: The weather fluctuated many times during the week. |
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vacillate |
to change one's mind repeatedly pos: verb syn: fluctuate ant: stay sent: If you give someone a lot of options, they're likely to vacillate their decision. |
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revamp |
to revise; to renovate pos: verb syn: refurbish ant: destroy sent: The game system at the store was revamped. |
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amend |
to improve; to remove the faults of |
