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Wordly Wise 8.3
Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 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. |
| disposition | A person's usual mood; temperment. 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 of 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. |
| imperitave | Urgent; pressing. Having the power or authority to command. |
| instill | To introduce in order gradually in order to establish securely. |
| modify | To make less extreme or severe. To make changes in. |
| pivot | A small bar or rod on which something else turns. A person or thing on which others depend. |
| prevalent | Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practised. |
| recur | To come up again or to happen again. |
| spontaneous | Voluntary and unplanned. Occurring or produced without human labour. |