Vocab 3-4 Mascaro

Evolve

from Latin ex-, "out" + volvere, "to roll"

(v) - To develop or achieve gradually

Immutable

from Latin im-, "not" + mutare, "to change"

(adj) - Unchangeable; not subject or susceptible to change

Inveterate

from Latin in-, "in" + vetus, "old"

(adj) - Firmly established and having existed for a long time; deep-rooted

Malleable

from Latin malleus, "hammer"

(adj) - Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure

Metamorphosis

from Greek meta-, "change" + morphe, "form"

(n) - A marked change in form, character, or function; a transformation

Modulate

from Latin modus, "measure"

(v) - To adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate

Protean

epitomized from the Greek god Proteus

(adj) - Readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings

Sporadic

from Greek sporadikos, "scattered"

(adj) - Scattered; occurring at irregular intervals; having no regular pattern

(adj) - Isolated; infrequent

Transmute

from Latin trans-, "across" + mutare, "to change"

(v) - To change from one form to another; to transform

Volatile

from Latin volare, "to fly"

(adj) - Tending to vary often or widely, as in price; subject to wide variation; inconsistent

(adj) - Tending towards violence; explosive

(adj) - Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

Abstruse

from Latin ab-, "away from" + trudere, "to push"

(adj) - Difficult to understand

Acumen

from Latin acuere, "to sharpen"

(adj) - Quickness and keenness of insight or judgement

Ascertain

from Latin ad-, "to" + cernere, "to determine"

(v) - To discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation

Cerebral

from Latin cerebrum, "brain"

(adj) - Of or relating to the brain

(adj) - Appealing to or requiring the use of intellect; intellectual

Faculty

from Latin facultas, "power; ability"

(n) - A natural power or ability

(n) - A division of a university or a group of teachers

Obfuscate

from Latin ob-, "over" + fuscare, "to darken"

(v) - To make difficult to understand

(v) - To darken; to make dim or difficult to see

Ruminate

from Latin rumen, "throat"

(v) - To think deeply about; to turn a matter over and over in one's mind

(v) - To chew cud, or partially digested food

Stymie

unknown origin, first used as a golfing term

(v) - To prevent from making progress; to frustrate or thwart efforts

Surmise

from French sur, "upon" + mettre, "to put"

(v) - To guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence

(n) - A guess; a conclusion drawn without sufficient evidence

Tenet

from Latin tenere, "to hold"

(n) - A principle or belief held by a person or an organization