Wordly Wise Lesson #3
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morganhirsch on October 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anonymous (adj) | of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
| anthology (noun) | a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems |
| conjecture (noun) | a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence |
| conjecture (verb) | to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
| disposition (noun) | a person's usual mood; temperament |
| disposition (noun) | a regular tendency or inclination |
| encompass (verb) | to enclose or encircle |
| encompass (verb) | to include. |
| extricate (verb) | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation (noun) | one step in the line of descent of a family |
| generation (noun) | all the people born and living about the same time |
| generation (noun) | the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children |
| guile (noun) | cunning or deceit with others; trickery |
| imperative (adj) | pressing;urgent |
| imperative (adj) | having the power or authority to command |
| instill or instil (verb) | to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify (verb) | to make less extreme or severe |
| modify (verb) | to make changes in |
| modify (verb) | in grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
| pivot (noun) | a small bar or rod on which something else turns |
| pivot (noun) | a person or thing on which others depend on |
| pivot (verb) | to turn on or as if on a pivot |
| pivot (adj) | vitally important; significant |
| prevalent (adj) | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur (verb) | to come up again or to happen again |
| recur (verb) | to come to mind again |
| recurrence (noun) | the act of recurring |
| spontaneous (adj) | voluntary or unplanned |
| spontaneous (adj) | occurring or produced without human labor |
| spontaneity (noun) | the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way |
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