Vocab Lesson 3 Flashcards
Evolve
To develop or achieve gradually
Immutable
Unchangeable;not subject or susceptible to change
Inveterate
Firmly establish and having existed for a long time; deep rooted
Habitual; repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit
Malleable
Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
Easily controlled or influenced
Metamorphosis
A marked change in form, character, function; a transformation
Modulate
To adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate
Protean
Readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings
Sporadic
Scattered; occurring at irregular intervals; having no regular pattern
Isolated; infrequent
Transmute
To change from one form to another; to transform
Volatile
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