Vocab Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Evolve

A

To develop or achieve gradually

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Immutable

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Unchangeable;not subject or susceptible to change

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Inveterate

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Firmly establish and having existed for a long time; deep rooted
Habitual; repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
Easily controlled or influenced

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Metamorphosis

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A marked change in form, character, function; a transformation

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Modulate

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To adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate

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Protean

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Readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings

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Sporadic

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Scattered; occurring at irregular intervals; having no regular pattern
Isolated; infrequent

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Transmute

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To change from one form to another; to transform

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Volatile

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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

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