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unit 11 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conservative | holding to attitudes and values |
| contagious | likely to spread and effect others |
| dire | extreme serious or urgent |
| discern | perceive or recognize |
| eventful | marked by interesting or exciting events |
| evolve | develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form |
| fluster | make someone agitated or confused |
| intricate | very complicated or detailed |
| preposterous | contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous |
| principal | first in order of importance; main |
| revenue | income, especially when of a 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 indestry |