Wordly Wise Lesson 3
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torpadilla on December 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
conjecture n. | a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence |
conjecture v. | to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
encompass v. | to enclose or encircleto include |
extricate v. | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
imperative adj. | urgent; pressinghaving the pwer or authority of command |
modify v. | to make less extreme or severeto make changes in in grammar to limit or resrict in meaning |
pivot n. | a samll bar or rod on which something else turns a person or thing on which others depend |
prevalent adj. | commonly occuring; widely excepted or practiced |
recur v. | to come up again or to happen againto come to mind again |
recur n. | the act of recurring. |
spontaneous adj. | voluntary and unplanned occuring or produced withouthuman labor |
spontaneous n. | the quality or condition of occuring in an unplannedway. |
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