vocab for english Flashcards

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anonymous

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an unknown source or unrevealed name

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anthology

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a collection of various writings

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conjecture

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a conclusion based on guesswork

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disposition

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a persons usual mood; temperament

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encompass

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to enclose or encircle

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extricate

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to free from a difficult or tangled situated

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generation

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one step in the line of descent of a family

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guile

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cunning or decent in dealing with others

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imperative

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urgent; pressing

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instill

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to introduce gradually in order to establish securely

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modify

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to make less extreme or severe

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pivot

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a small bar or rod that moves in one place

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prevelent

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commonly occuring

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recur

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to come up again

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spontaneous

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voluntary and unplanned

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