Friday, September 30, 2016

Vocab #4

Intermittent-occurring at irregular intervals ; no continues or steady
Ex: my brother felt ill of an intermittent fever

Ebb- the movement of tide out to sea
Ex: regular ebb and flow of the tide recommence

Regress-return to a former or less developed state
Ex: some people regress to not wanting to study no more

Tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
Ex: I have the tendency of waking up late

Antiseptic - denoting substance that prevent the growth of disease -causing microorganism
Ex: in medicine iodine is frequently applied externally as a counterirritant,having powerful antiseptic properties

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