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20 Cards in this Set
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Evolve |
To develop or achieve gradually |
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Immutable |
Unchangeable; not subject or susceptible to change |
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Inveterate |
A. Firmly established and having existed for a long time; deep-rooted B. Habitual; repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit |
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Malleable |
A. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure B. Easily controlled or influenced |
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Metamorphosis |
A marked change in form, character, or function; a transformation |
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Modulate |
To adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate |
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Protean |
Readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings |
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Sporadic |
A. Scattered; occurring at irregular intervals; having no regular pattern B. Isolated; infrequent |
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Transmute |
To change from one form to another; to transform |
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Volatile |
A. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price; subject to wide variation; inconstant B. Tending toward violence; explosive C. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures |
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Abstruse |
Difficult to understand |
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Acumen |
Quickness and keenness of insight or judgment |
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Ascertain |
To discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation |
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Cerebral |
A. Of or relating to the brain B. Appealing to or requiring the use of intellect; intellectual |
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Faculty |
A. A natural power or ability B. A division of a university or a group of teachers |
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Obfuscate |
A. To makd difficult to understand B. To darken; to make dim or difficult to see |
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Ruminate |
A. To think deeply about; to turn a matter over and over in one's mind B. To chew cud, or partially digested food |
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Stymie |
To prevent from making progress; to frustrate or thwart efforts |
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Surmise |
A. To guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence B. A guess; a conclusion drawn without sufficient evidence |
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Tenet |
A principle or belief held by a person or an organization |
