Vocabulary for Achievement-10th Grade-Lesson 3

To develop or gradually achieve over time Over time, all the cultures of the world, may eventually evolve into just one enormous global culture. Democracy was a result of the evolution of the Greek political system.

Unchangeable; not subject or susceptible to change We had assumed that the ancient cycle of seasonal migration was contant and immutable.

Having existed for a long time; first established deep-rooted A belief in life after death seems to be an inveterate religous belief. habitual;ingrained habit Mary, an inveterate

*can change form either by bending or hammering or through pressure In order to use a sheet of silver to make jewelry, you must heat it to make it maleable and then you can easily change its shape. Associating with people of questionable character can be especially dangerous for people with maleable characters.

*to transform, to change form or character, or physical appearance Through a process called metamorphosis a tadpole changes into a frog.

*to adjust, to regulate to a certain proportion, level, or size Journalists on CNN often modulate the voices to make a point too frequently and it actually become annoying. The modulation of the voices of CNN journalists can be distracting and annoying.

Easily taking on different forms, characteristics, or meanings Poetry is a very protean form of writing because it from reader to reader it can easily take on different meanings.

*following no particular pattern, scattered, occurring at irregular intervals We never know when terrorist attacks will take place because the attacks seem to happen sporadically and then subside for a long time.

*to change from one form to another, to transform A kiss from the princess did not transmute the frog into her beloved prince. The transmutation of reptiles to amphibians took millions of years.

*is ususually tending to vary or be inconstant When the stock markets throughout the world are so volatile it is difficult to invest money and feel confident about the investment. The volatility of the stock market has kept people from investing in stocks.