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16 Cards in this Set
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anonymous (adj.) |
of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
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anthology (n.) |
a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems |
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conjecture |
n. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
v. to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence |
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disposition (n.) |
a person's usual mood; temperament
a regular tendency or inclination |
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encompass (v.) |
to enclose or circle
to include |
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extricate (v.) |
to free from a difficult or tangled situation |
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generation (n.) |
one step in the line of descent of a family
all the people born and living about the same time
the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children |
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guile (n.) |
cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery |
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imperative (adj.) |
urgent; pressing
having the power or authority to command |
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instill (v.) |
to introduce gradually in order to establish securely |
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modify (v.) |
to make less extreme or severe
to make changes in
(in grammar) to limit or restrict in meaning |
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pivot |
n. a small bar or rod on which something else turns
a person or thing on which others depend
v. to turn on or as if on a pivot |
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pivotal (adj.) |
vitally important; significant |
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prevalent (adj.) |
commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced |
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recur (v.) |
to come up again or to happen again
to come to mind again
n. (recurrence) the act of recurring |
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spontaneous (adj.) |
voluntary and unplanned
occurring or produced without human labor
n. (spontaneity) the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way |