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unit 11 vocabulary
| Question | answer |
|---|---|
| conservative | holding to traditional attitudes and values |
| contagious | likely to spread to and affect others |
| dire | extremely serious or urgent |
| dicern | perceive or recognize |
| eventful | marked by interesting or exiting events |
| fluster | make someone agitated or confused |
| intricate | very complicated or detailed |
| preposterous | contrary to reason or common sense; utterly abused or ridiculous |
| principal | first I order of importance; main |
| revenue | income; especially when of company or organization and of substantial nature |
| staple | a basic or principal item, thing, feature, element, or part |
| strident | loud and harsh; grating |
| tycoon | a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry |
| evolve | develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form |
| stint | a person's fixed or allotted period or work |