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Wordly Wise Lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anonymous | of a unknown source or unrevealed name |
| anthology | a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories,or poems |
| conjecture | a conclusion based on guesswork or in sufficient evidence |
| disposition | a person's usual mood; temperament |
| encompass | to enclose or encircle |
| extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation | one step in the line of descent of a family |
| guile | cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| imperative | urgent; pressing |
| instil | 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 |
| prevalent | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | to come up again or to happen again |
| spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned |