| Term | Definition |
| anonymous | Of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
| anthology | A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems |
| conjecture | A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence |
| disposition | A person's unsual mood; temperment |
| encompass | To enclose or encircle |
| extricate | To free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation | One step in the line of decent of a family |
| guile | Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| imperative | Urgent; pressing |
| instill | To introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify | To make less extreme or severe |
| pivot | A small bar or rod on which something else turns |
| prevalent | Commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | To come up again or to happen again |
| spontaneous | Voluntary and unplanned |