1.5: Changes Flashcards
The old house underwent a METAMORPHOSIS from a rundown shack into a beautiful cottage.
A transformation
(Meta- change + morph form)
M
Emily is an IMMUTABLE vegetarian. No matter how hard we try, we cannot get her to eat meat.
Unchangeable
(Im- not + mut change)
I
When the vat of smelly liquid RUPTUREd, we picked up our feet to avoid getting the stuff on our shoes.
To break open
(Rupt- break)
R
Harry Potter was able to TRANSMUTE a feather into a frog using a spell he learned in incantation class.
To transform
(Trans- across + mut change)
T
Rather than marching in precise formation, the battalion broke down into an AMORPHOUS mass of changing soldiers.
Lacking shape; changeable in form
(A- without + morph shape)
A
Molly is the most MERCURIAL person in the office; we can never tell if she’ll be the evil Molly or the sympathetic Molly.
Erratic; subject to wild changes in character
(From the speedy god Mercury)
M
He has changed his position on issues so many times that he is considered the most PROTEAN member of Congress.
Capable of assuming different forms
(From the form-changing sea god Proteus)
P
MUTATE into a strain that can jump directly from person to person.
To change form
(Mut- change)
M
The people are a very FICKLE baby that must have new toys every day.
Likely to change opinion unpredictably
F
FLUCTUATE be a flexible and adaptable member of a small team.
To vary irregularly
(Flux flow)
F
VACILLATEs back and forth from positive direction to grim outlook.
To change one’s mind repeatedly
V
The latter two had gone undergone major REVAMPs in the last month, creating very “buzzy” sites.
To revise; to renovate
(Re- again)
R
AMEND the constitution were carried by considerably more than 2/3 majority required.
To improve; to remove the faults of
A
