V1:5: Changes (rupt/morph: form, shape/ mut/meta) Flashcards
METAMORPHOSIS , mutation, transmogrification
Metamorphose, Alter, TRANSMUTE, MUTATE, transmogrify
A transformation ( meta- change + morph form )
To transform
( Trans- across + mut change )
Immutable
Unchangeable; permanent; inveterate
( im- not + mut change )
Mutable, protean, vacillitating, mercurial
Protean
Capable of “assuming” different forms; Polymorphous; labile
The sea God Proteas was known to be protean, for he could morph into any sea creature.
Immutable, stable
Mercurial
(Personality: speedy God Mercury ) erratic, subject to wild changes in character; fickle; capricious; vacillating
Immutable, stables
Fickle
Likely to change opinion UNPREDICTABILY
Mercurial, Capricious, vacillating,
Vacillate
To change one mind’s repeatedly
Fluctuate ( vary irregularly), waver
Revamp, refurbish, renovate
To revise; to renovate
re- again
Amend, rectify, mitigate, redress, ameliorate
To improve; to remove the faults of; fix
Amorphous
Lacking shape; changeable in form
Shapeless, nebulous, vague, nondescript
( a- without + morph shape )
Crystalline