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Vocabulary
List #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. -To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
| Disposition | -A person’s usual mood; temperament. -A regular tendency or inclination. |
| Encompass | -To enclose or encircle. -To include. |
| Extricate | To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
| Generation | -One step in the line of descent of a family. -All the people born and living about the same time. -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. -Having the power or authority to command. |
| Instill | To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
| Modify | -To make less extreme or severe. -To make changes in. -In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning. |
| Pivot | -A small bar or rod on which something else turns. -A person or thing on which others depend. -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. -To come to mind again. Recurrence: -The act of recurring. |
| Spontaneous | -Voluntary and unplanned. -Occurring or produced without human labor. Spontaneity: -The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |