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vocab lesson 3
Term | Definition |
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anonymous | adj. Of an unknown source or unrevealed name. |
anthology | n. A collection of various writings,such as songs,stories,or poems. |
conjecture | n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. |
conjecture2 | v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
disposition | n. A persons usual mood;temperment. |
disposition2 | A regular tendency or inclination. |
encompass | v. To enclose or encircle. |
ecompass2 | To include. |
extricate | v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
generation | n. One step in the line of descent of a family. |
generation2 | All of the people born and living about the same time. |
generation3 | The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children. |
guile | n. cunning or deceit in dealing with others;trickery. |
imperative | adj. Urgent pressing. |
imperative2 | Having the power or authority to command. |
instill | v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
modify | v. To make less extreme or severe. |
modify2 | To make changes in. |
modify3 | In grammar,to limit or restrict in meaning. |
pivot | n. A small bar or rod on which something else turns. |
pivot2 | A person or thing on which others depend. |
pivot3 | To turn on or as on a pivot. |
pivotal | adj. Vitally important;significant. |
prevalent | adj. Commonly occurring;widely accepted or practiced. |
recur | v. To come up again or to happen again. |
recur2 | To come to mind again. |
recurrence | n. The act of recurring. |
spontaneous | adj. Voluntary and unplanned. |
spontaneous2 | Occurring or produced without human labor. |
spontaneity | The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |