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Unit 11 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Holding to traditional attitudes |
| Contagious | Likely to spread to and affect others |
| Dire | Extremely 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 a substantial nature |
| Staple | A basic or principal item, thing, feature, element, or part |
| Stint | A person's fixed or allotted period of work |
| Strident | Loud and harsh; grating |
| Tycoon | A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry |