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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 |
- firmly established and having existed for a long time; deep-rooted
- habitual; repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit |
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malleable |
- capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
- easily controlled or influenced |
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metamorphosis |
a marked change in form, character, or functions; a transformation
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modulate |
to adjust or adapt to a certain or proportion; to regulate
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protean |
readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings
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sporadic |
- scattered, occurring at irregular intervals; having no regular pattern
-isolated; infrequent |
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transmute |
to change from one form to another; to transform
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volatile |
- trending to vary often or widely, as in price; subject to wide variation; inconstant
- tending toward violence, explosive - 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 judgement
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ascertain |
to discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation
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cerebral |
- of or relating to the brain
-appealing to or requiring the use of intellect; intellectual |
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faculty |
- a natural power or ability
- a division of a university or group of teachers |
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obfuscate |
- to make difficult to understand - to darken; to make dim or difficult to see |
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ruminate |
- to think deeply about; to turn in a matter over and over in one's mind
- 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 |
-to guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence
- a guess; a conclusion drawn without sufficient evidence |
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tenet |
a principle or belief held by a person or an organization |