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unit 11
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conservation | Holding to traditional attitudes and values |
| 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 |
| principle | first in order of importance, or main |
| revenue | income, especially when of a company or organization and of substantial nature |
| staple | a basic or principle item, thing,feature, element, or part |
| stint | a persons fixed or allotted period of work |
| strident | loud and harsh or grating |
| tycoon | a wealthy powerful person in business or industry |