WW lesson 3
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madlagan66 on November 6, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
anonymous | of 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; to form an opinion while lacking evidence |
disposition | a person's usual mood; temperment; a regular tendency or inclination |
encompass | to enclose or encircle |
extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
generation | one step in a line of descent of a family; all the people born and living around the same time |
guile | cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
imperative | urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command |
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; a person or thing on which others depend; pivotal - vitally important or significant |
prevalent | commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced |
recur | to come up again or to happen again |
spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned; occuring or produced without human labor |
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