Vocabulary from Book 5, Lesson 3
Terms
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- anonymous
- adj. of an unknown source or unrevealed name.
- anthology
- n. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.
- conjecture
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n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insuffiecient evidence.
v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. - disposition
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n. 1. A person's usual mood; temperament.
2. A regular tedency or inclination - encompass
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v. 1.To enclose or encircle
2. To include - extricate
- v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation.
- generation
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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
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adj. 1. Urgent; pressing
2. Having the power or authority to command. - instill
- v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.
- modify
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v. 1. To make less extreme or severe.
2. To make changes in
3. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning. - pivot
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n. 1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns.
2. A person or thing on which others depend.
v. 1. To turn on - prevalent
- adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.
- recur
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v. 1. To come up again or to happen again.
2. To come to mind again - spontaneous
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adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned
2. Occurring or produced without human labor