Vocab list #4

Intermittent -  not steady
•Intermittent rain

Ebb -  the movement of the tide out to sea
•he listened intently to the ebb and flow of these sounds

Regress - return to a former or less developed state
• rather than regress, you should always strive to move forward

Tendency - an impulse towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior
• still the general tendency of the waves would be to level

Antiseptic -  substances that prevent the growth of disease causing virus
• its principal action is an antiseptic and disinfectant