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ww lesson 3
Wordly wise lesson 3 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anonymous | of 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 evidence |
| Disposition | a person's usual mood; temperament; a regular tendency or inclination |
| Encompass | to enclose or encircle |
| Extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| Generation | one step in a line of descent of a family; all the people born and living around the same time |
| 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 |
| Pivot | a small bar or rod on which something else turns; a person or thing on which others depend; pivotal - vitally important or significant |
| Prevalent | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| Recur | to come up again or to happen again |
| Spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned; occurring or produced without human labor |