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Unit 11 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conservative | Holding to traditional attitudes and values. |
| Contagious | likely to spread to and affect others |
| Dire | Extremely serious or urgent |
| Eventful | marked by interesting or excited events |
| evolve | develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex for |
| 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; main |
| revenue | income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature |
| staple | a basic or principle item, thing, feature, element, or part |
| stint | a persons fixed or allowed period of work |
| strident | loud or harsh; grating |
| tycoon | a wealthy powerful person in business or industry |