Wordly Wise Book 5 Lesson 3
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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. v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
| Disposition | n. 1. A person's usual mood; temperament. 2. A regular tendency on inclination. |
| Encompass | v. 1. To enclose or encircle. 2. To include. |
| Extricate | v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
| Generation | n. 1. One step in the line of descent of a family. 2. All the people born and living about the same time. 3. The average span of time between the birth of parent and their children. |
| Guile | n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery. |
| Imperative | adj. 1. Urgent; pressing. 2. Having the power or authority to command. |
| Instil | v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
| Modify | v. 1. To make less extreme or severe. 2. To make changes in. 3. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning. |
| Pivot | n. 1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns. 2. A person or thing on which others depend. v. To turn on or as if on a pivot. adj. Vitally important; significant |
| Prevalent | adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced. |
| Recur | v. 1. To come up again or to happen again. 2. To come to mind again. Recurrence n. The act of recurring. |
| Spontaneous | adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned. 2. Occurring or produced without human labor. Spontaneity n. The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |
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