Wordly Wise Book 8, Lesson 3
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aburling on December 11, 2010
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Burling's Literature and Writing Lab Classes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anonymous | adj.Of an unknown source or unrevealed name. |
| anthology | n.A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems. |
| conjecture | n.A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. |
| conjecture | v.To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
| disposition | n.A person's usual mood; temperament. |
| disposition | 2.A regular tendency or inclination. |
| encompass | v.To enclose or encircle. |
| encompass | 2.To include. |
| extricate | v.To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
| generation | n.One step in the line of descent of a family. |
| generation | 2.All the people born and living about the same time. |
| generation | 3.The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children. |
| guile | n.Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery. |
| imperative | adj.Urgent; pressing. |
| imperative | 2.Having the power or authority to command. |
| instill | v.To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
| modify | v.To make less extreme or severe. |
| modify | 2.v. To make changes in. |
| modify | 3.v. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
| pivot | n.A small bar or rod on which something else turns. |
| pivot | 2. n. A person or thing on which others depend. |
| pivot | v.To turn on or as if on a pivot. |
| pivotal | adj.Vitally important; significant. |
| prevalent | adj.Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced. |
| recur | v.To come up again or to happen again. |
| recur | 2.v. To come to mind again. |
| recurrence | n.The act of recurring. |
| spontaneous | adj.Voluntary and unplanned. |
| spontaneous | 2.adj. Occurring or produced without human labor. |
| spontaneity | n.The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |
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