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WW 8 - unit 1-3
Wordly Wise unit three words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Created by:
tgagan
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