Lesson 3 & 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Evolve
Verb
To develop or achieve gradually
Immutable
Adjective
Unchangeable; not subject or susceptible to change
Inveterate
Adjective
Firmly established and having existed for a long time;deep rooted
Habitual;repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit
Malleable
Adjective
Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
Easily controlled or influenced
Metamorphosis
Noun
Unmarked change in form, character, or function; a transformation
Modulate
Verb
To adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate
Protean
Adjective
Readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings
Sporadic
Adjective
Scattered; occurring at irregular intervals or having no pattern
Isolated; infrequent
Transmute
Verb
To change from one form to another; to transform
Volatile
Adjective
Tending to vary often or widely, as in price; subject to wide variation; inconstant
Tending toward violence; explosive
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
Abstruse
Adjective
Difficult to understand
Acumen
Noun
Quickness and keenness of insight or judgement
Ascertain
Verb
To discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation
Cerebral
Adjective
Of or relating to the brain
Appealing to or requiring the use of intellect
Faculty
Noun
A natural power or ability
A division of a university of groups of teachers
Obfuscate
Verb
To make difficult to understand
To darken ; to make dim or difficult to see
Ruminate
Verb
To think deeply about; to turn a matter over and over in ones mind
To chew cud or partially digest food
Stymie
Verb
To prove to from making progress; to frustrate or thwart efforts
Surmise
Verb
To guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence
Noun
A guess; a conclusion drawn without sufficient evidenced
Tenet
Noun
A principle or belief held by a person or an organization
