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WW 8 - unit 1-3
Wordly Wise unit three words
Question | Answer |
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anonymous | of an 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 |
disposition | a person's usual mood; temperament |
encompass | to enclose or encircle |
extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
generation | one step in the line of a family |
guile | cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
imperative | urgent; pressing |
instill | to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
modify | to make less extreme or severe |
pivot | a small bar on which something else turns |
prevalent | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
recur | to come up again or to happen again |
spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned |
spontaneous | occurring or produced without human labor |
recur | to come to mind again |
pivot | a person or thing on which others depend |
modify | to make changes in |
modify | in grammar, to limit or restrict in meanings |
imperative | having the power or authority to command |
generation | all people born and living about the same time |
generation | the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children |
encompass | to include |
disposition | a regular tendency or inclination |
conjecture | to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
avid | having a strong desire for, to the point of greed |
brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; gruff |
concise | short and to the point |
demean | to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character |
despicable | deserving contempt or scorn |
emulate | to try to equal; to imitate |
evoke | to call forth; to produce; to produce |
excruciating | very painful |
inaugurate | to install in office with a formal ceremony |
pervade | to spread throughout |
proprietor | an owner of a store or other business |
pseudonym | a fictitious name used by an author; pen name |
rebuff | to reject bluntly |
resilient | capable of recovering quickly from misfortune |
turbulent | chaotic; unruly |
abrasion | a wearing away by friction |
clad | clothed or covered |
corroborate | to provide evidence to make certain; to confirm |
cursory | done in a hurry and with little attention to detail |
dehydrate | to remove the water from |
derive | to take or receive from a source |
electrify | to wire or equip with electric power |
endeavor | to attempt earnestly |
gingerly | cautious; very careful |
grimace | to make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt |
gruesome | causing shock or horror |
inventory | a list of possessions or goods on hand |
simulate | to take on qualities of another; to imitate |
succumb | to give up or give in; to yield |
surmise | to suppose something without sufficient evidence |