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Grade 7,8 List 3
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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; v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
| dispostion | n. 1. A person;s usual mood; temperament;2. A regular tendency or inclination |
| encompass | v. 1. To enclose or encircle; 2. To include |
| extricate | v. To free from a difficult or tanlged situation |
| generation | n. 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 | n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| imperative | adj. 1. urgent; pressing; 2. Having the power or authority to command |
| instill -or- instil | v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify | v.1. To make less extreme or severe; 2. To make changes in; 3. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning |
| pivot | n.1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns; 2. A person or thing on which others depend; v. To turn on or as if on a pivot |
| pivotal | adj. Vitally important; significant |
| prevalent | adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | v. 1. To come up again or to happen again; 2. To come to mind again |
| recurrence | n. The act of recurring |
| spontaneous | adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned; 2. Occurring or produced without human labor |
| spontaneity | n. The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way |