Lesson 3 Flashcards
Anthology
Noun
A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
Anonymous
Adj.
Of an unknown source or unrevealed name
Conjecture
1 noun
2 verb
1 a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
2 to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence
Disposition
Noun
A person’s usual mood; temperament
A regular tendency or inclination
Encompass
Verb
To enclose or encircle
To include
Extricate
Verb
To free from a difficult or tangled situation
Generation
Noun
One step in the line of descent of family
All the people born and living about the same time
The average span of time between the birth of parents and their kids
Guile
Noun
Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
Imperative
Adj.
Urgent; pressing
Having the power or authority to command
Instill
Verb
To introduce gradually in order to establish securely
Modify
Verb
To make less extreme or severe
To make changes in
In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning
Pivot
1&2 noun
3 verb
4 adj.
1 a small bar or rod on which something else turns
2 a person or thing on which others depend
3 to turn on or as if on a pivot
4 vitally important; significant
Prevalent
Adj.
Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced
Recur
1&2 verb
3 noun
1 to come up again or to happen again
2 to come to mind again
3 the act of recurring
Spontaneous
1&2 adj.
3 noun
1 voluntary and unplanned
2 occurring or produced without human labor
3 the quality or condition of occurring in a unplanned way
