lesson 3

Question 1

anonymous

Answer 1

of unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

anthology

Answer 2

a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems

Question 3

conjecture

Answer 3

a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence; to form an opinion while lacking evidence

Question 4

disposition

Answer 4

a person’s usual mood; temperament; a regular tendency or inclination

Question 5

encompass

Answer 5

to enclose or encircle

Question 6

extricate

Answer 6

to free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

generation

Answer 7

one step in a line of descent of a family; all the people born and living around the same time

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 9

imperative

Answer 9

urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command

Question 10

instill

Answer 10

to introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Question 11

modify

Answer 11

to make less extreme or severe; to make change too

Question 12

pivot

Answer 12

a small bar or rod on which something else turns; a person or thing on which others depend; pivotal - vitally important or significant

Question 13

prevalent

Answer 13

commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 14

spontaneous

Answer 14

voluntary and unplanned; occuring or produced without human labor

Question 15

recur

Answer 15

to come up again or to happen again