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Wordly Wise Lesson 3

Vocabulary

AB
anonymousof an unknown source or unrevealed name
anthologya collection of various writings, such as songs stories, or poems.
conjecturea conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
conjectureto form an opinion without sufficient evidence
dispositiona person's usual mood or temperament
dispositiona regular tendency or inclination
encompassto enclose or encircle
encompassto include
extricateto free from a difficult or tangled situation
generationone step in the line of descent of a family
generationall the people born and living about the same time
generationthe average span of time between the birth of parents at their children
guilecunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
imperativeurgent; pressing
imperativehaving the power or authority to commant
instillto introduce gradually in order to establish securely
modifyto make less extreme or severe
modifyto make changes in
modifyin grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning
pivota small bar or rod on which something else turns
pivota person or thing on which others depend
pivotto turn on or as if on a pivot
prevalentcommonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced
recurto come up again or happen again
recurto come to mind again
spontaneousvoluntary and unplanned
spontaneousoccurring or produced without human labor
spontaneitythe quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way


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