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vocab sections 3 and 4
vocab at trinity HS
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English
11th Grade
09/11/2010

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Evolve
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to develop or acieve gradually
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Immutable
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unchangeable, not subject or susecptible to change
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Inverterate
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firmly established and having existed for a long time,, deep rooted.
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Malleable
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capeable of being shaped or formed by hamring or pressure
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Metamorphosis
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a marked change in form, character , or function,,, a transformation
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Modulate
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to adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion,, to regulare
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protean
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readily taking different forms, characteristics, or meanings
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Sporadic
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scattered,,, occuring at irregular intervals, having no regular pattern
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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 t ovary often or widely, as in price, subject to wide variation,, inconstant
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Acumen
Definition
quickness and keenness of insight or judgment
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Ascertaub
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to discover or determine with certaint, especially though examination or experimentation
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cerebral
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of or relation to the brain
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Faculty
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a natural power or ability
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obfuscate
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to make difficult to understand
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ruminate
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to think deeply about, to turn a matter over and over in one's mind
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stymie
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to prevent from making progess,, to frustrate or thwart efforts
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Surmise
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to guess, to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence
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Tenet
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a principle or belief helpd by a person or an organization
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