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Week 3 Day 2 Vocab
Week 3 Day 2 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anonymous | of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
| Anthology | a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems |
| Conjecture | 1. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. 2. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
| Disposition | 1. A person’s usual mood; temperament 2. A regular tendency or inclination |
| Encompass | 1. To enclose or encircle 2. To include |
| Extricate | To free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| Generation | 1. One step in the line of descent of a family 2. All the people born and living about the same time 3. The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children |
| Guile | Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| Imperative | 1. Urgent; passing 2. Having the power or authority to command |
| Instill or instil | To introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| Modify | 1. To make less extreme or severe 2. To make changes in 3. in grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
| Pivot | 1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns. 2. a person or thing on which others depend |
| Prevalent | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| Recur | 1. to come up again or to happen again 2. to come to mind again |
| Spontaneous | 1. Voluntary and unplanned 2. occurring or produced without human labor |
| Abhor | to shrink from in disgust; to detest |
| Affable | pleasant; approachable; gracious |
| Amiss | In a wrong or imperfect way |
| Despondent | depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged |
| Entreat | to ask earnestly; to beg |
| Haunt | 1. To stay in one’s mind continually 2. to visit frequently 3. to appear in the form of a ghost |
| Impel | 1. To drive or to propel 2. to urge or drive by force or moral pressure |
| Interminable | endless; seeming to be without end |
| Irascible | quick-tempered; irritable |
| Profound | 1. Intense; deeply felt 2. having understanding or knowledge that goes beneath the surface, beyond the obvious |
| Recluse | a person who lives apart from society and often alone |
| Reverberate | to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations |
| Sage | 1. having wisdom and good judgment 2. A person known for wisdom and good judgment. 3. an aromatic grayish-green plant used in cooking |
| Tirade | a long, angry speech |
| Tremulous | 1. Marked by trembling or shaking 2. timid or fearful |
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