Vocab Test List 3 Flashcards
1
Q
to develop or achieve gradually
A
evolve
2
Q
unchangeable: not subject to change
A
immutable
3
Q
firmly established and having existed for a long time; habitual
A
inveterate
4
Q
capable of being shaped or formed; easily controlled or influenced
A
malleable
5
Q
a transformation
A
metamorphorphosis
6
Q
to adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate
A
modulate
7
Q
taking on different forms, characteristics or meanings
A
protean
8
Q
scattered; isolated; or infrequent
A
sporadic
9
Q
to change from one form to another; to transform
A
transmute
10
Q
tending to vary often or widely; violent; explosive
A
volatile
11
Q
uninterrupted
A
continuity
12
Q
common conclusion; to approach the same point from different directions
A
converge
13
Q
essential features of something
A
crux
14
Q
to begin
A
initiate
15
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very important
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pivotal
