| A | B |
| anonymous | of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
| anthology | a collection of various writings |
| conjecture | a conclusion based on guesswork or insuffcient evidence |
| disposition | a person's usual mood; temperment |
| encompass | to enclose or encircle |
| extricate | to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
| generation | one step in line of descent of a family |
| guile | cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
| instill | to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
| modify | to make less extreme or severe |
| pivot | to turn on; a small bar on which something turns on |
| prevalent | commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
| recur | to come up again or to happen again |
| spontaneous | voluntary and unplanned |
| imperative | urgent; pressing |