Vocab 8 #3

Question 1

Anonymous

Answer 1

Of an 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

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

Question 6

Extricate

Answer 6

To free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

Generation

Answer 7

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

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

Instil

Answer 10

To introduce gradually in order ti establish securely

Question 11

Modify

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Pivot

Answer 12

A small bar or rid on which something else turns. A person or thing on which others depend. Vitally important; significant

Question 13

Prevalent

Answer 13

Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 14

Recur

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Spontaneous

Answer 15

Voluntary and unplanned. Occurring or produced without human labor.