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Word Masters 1A
Word Masters Winter 2018 - Group 1
Term | Definition |
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amalgam | a mixture of different elements; an alloy used especially in making tooth cements |
mélange | a mixture often of incongruous elements; medley; in geology, a large rock with smaller and different-sized pieces embedded in it |
protean | able to change into many different forms or able to do many different things; of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms; displaying great diversity or variety |
malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers; adaptable or tractable |
doctrine | something that is taught; a principle or in a system of belief ; a principle of law established through past decisions; a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations; a military principle or set of strategies |
talisman | an amulet or charm for luck or divine protection; anything whose presence exercises a powerful influence on human feelings or actions; a object supposed to possess occult powers |