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unit 11
vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 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 events |
| Evolve | Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form |
| Fluster | Make someone agitated or confused |
| Intricate | Very complicated or detailed |
| Prepostorous | Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridicul ous |
| 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, elemet, or part |
| Stint | A persons fixed or alloted period of work |
| Strident | LOud and harsh; grating |
| Tycoon | A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry |