Wordly Wise Lesson 3

Question 1

Anonymous

Answer 1

adj. Of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

Anthology

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Conjecture

Answer 3

n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

Question 4

Disposition

Answer 4

n. 1. A person’s usual mood; temperament

2. A regular tendency or inclination

Question 5

Encompass

Answer 5

v. 1. To enclose or encircle

2. To include

Question 6

Extricate

Answer 6

v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

Generation

Answer 7

n. 1. 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 children

Question 8

Guile

Answer 8

n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 9

Imperative

Answer 9

adj. 1. Urgent; pressing

   2. Having the power or authority to 
       command

Question 10

Instill

Answer 10

v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Question 11

Modify

Answer 11

v. 1. To make less extreme or severe

2. To make changes in

3. In grammar, to limit or restrict meaning

Question 12

Pivot, Pivotal

Answer 12

n. 1 A small bar or rod on which something else turns

 2. A person or thing on which others depend

 3. To turn as if on a pivot

_______ - Vitally important; significant

Question 13

Prevalent

Answer 13

adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 14

Recur

Answer 14

v. 1. To come up again or to happen again

2. To come to mind again

Question 15

Spontaneous

Answer 15

adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned

   2. Occurring or produced without human 
       labor