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4/11/14 Vocabulary
flu, flux= to flow
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affluence(n) | a plentiful supply; wealth; a great quantity that seems to keep flowing |
| confluence(n) | a gathering, meeting, or flowing together at one point; a joining |
| effluence(n) | something that flows out; outflow |
| fluctuate(v) | to rise and fall irregularly; to vary; to flow up and down unpredictably |
| fluent(adj.) | able to flow smoothly;graceful |
| fluid(n) | a substance whose molecules flow freely past one another; a liquid or gas |
| fluted(adj.) | a tall, narrow shape designed for a smooth flow of liquid |
| influential(adj.) | having the power to make things flow their way; the flow of power |
| influx(n) | a flowing in of something in a large number or amount; a mass arrival |
| superfluous(adj.) | overflow; more than enough; an overabundance; more than required |