Vocab 3

Question 1

Definition of anonymous

Answer 1

Adj. Of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

Definition of anthology

Answer 2

N. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems

Question 3

Definition of conjecture

Answer 3

N. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
V. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

Question 4

Definition of disposition

Answer 4

N. a person’s usual mood; temperament
2. A regular tendency or inclination

Question 5

Definition of encompassing

Answer 5

V. To enclose or encircle
2. To include

Question 6

Definition of extricate

Answer 6

V. To free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

Definition of generation

Answer 7

N. One step in the line of descent of a family
2. All the people born and living about the same time
3. The average span of time between the birth of parents and their child

Question 8

Definition of guile

Answer 8

N. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 9

Definition of imperative

Answer 9

Adj. Urgent; pressing
2. having the power or authority to command

Question 10

Definition of instill

Answer 10

V. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Question 11

Definition of modify

Answer 11

V. To make less extreme or severe
2. To make changes in
3. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning

Question 12

Definition of pivot

Answer 12

N. A small bar or rod on which something else turns
2. A person or thing on which others depend
V. To turn on or as if on a pivot
Pivitol adj. Vitally important; significant

Question 13

Definition of prevalent

Answer 13

Adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 14

Definition of recur

Answer 14

V. To come up again or to happen again
2. To come to mind again

Question 15

Definition of spontaneous

Answer 15

Adj. Voluntary and unplanned
2. Occurring or produced without human labor
Spontaneity N. the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way