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WWW unit 3
8th Grade
| 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. |
| conjecture | To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
| disposition | A person’s usual mood; temperament. |
| disposition | A regular tendency or inclination. |
| encompass | To enclose or encircle. |
| encompass | To include. |
| extricate | To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
| generation | One step in the line of descent of a family. |
| generation | All the people born and living about the same time |
| generation | The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children. |
| guile | Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery. |
| imperative | Urgent; pressing. |
| imperative | Having the power or authority to command. |
| instill or instil | To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
| modify | To make less extreme or severe. |
| modify | To make changes in. |
| modify | In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning. |
| pivot | A small bar or rod on which something else turns. |
| pivot | A person or thing on which others depend. |
| pivot | To turn on or as if on a pivot. |
| pivotal | Vitally important; significant. |
| prevalent | Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced. |
| recur | To come up again or to happen again. |
| recur | To come to mind again. |
| recurrence | The act of recurring. |
| spontaneous | Voluntary and unplanned. |
| spontaneous | Occurring or produced without human labor. |
| spontaneity | The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |