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evolve
to develop or achieve gradually
immutable
unchangeable; not subject or susceptible to change
inveterate
a) firmly established and having existed for a long time; deep-rooted
b) habitual; repeatedly acting according to an ingrained habit
malleable
a) capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
b) easily controlled or influenced
metamorphosis
a marked change in form, character or function; transformation
modulate
to adjust or adapt to a certain level or proportion; to regulate
protean
readily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings
sporadic
a) scattered; occuring at irregular intervals; having no regular patterns
b) isolated; infrequent
transmute
to change from one form to another; to transform
volatile
a) tending to vary often or widely, as in price; subject to change
b) tending toward violence; explosive
c) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
abstruse
difficult to understand
acumen
quickness and keenness of insight and judgement
ascertain
to discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation
cerebral
a) of or relating to the brain
b) appealing to or requiring the use of intellect; intellectual
faculty
a) a natural power or ability
b) a division of a university or a group of teacher
obfuscate
a) to make difficult to understand
b) to darken; to make dim or difficult to see
ruminate
a) to think deeply about; to turn a matter over and over in one’s mind
b) to chew cud, or partially digested food
stymie
to prevent from making progress; to frustrate or thwart efforts
surmise
a) to guess; to draw a conclusion without sufficient evidence
b) a guess; a conclusion drawn without sufficient evidence
tenet
a principle or belief held by a person or an organization
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