Wordly Wise Lesson 3

Question 0

anthology

Answer 0

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

Question 1

anonymous

Answer 1

adj. of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

conjecture

Answer 2

n. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

v. to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

Question 3

disposition

Answer 3

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

n. 2. a regular tendency or inclination

Question 4

encompass

Answer 4

v. 1. to enclose or encircle

v. 2. to include

Question 5

extricate

Answer 5

v. to free from difficult or tangled situation

Question 6

generation

Answer 6

n. 1. one step
n. 2. all the people born and living about the same time
n. 3. the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children.

Question 7

guile

Answer 7

n. cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 8

imperative

Answer 8

adj. 1. urgent; pressing

adj. 2. having the power or authority to command

Question 9

instill

Answer 9

v. to introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Question 10

modify

Answer 10

v. 1. to make less extreme or severe
v. 2. to make changes in
v. 3. in grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning

Question 11

pivot

Answer 11

n. 1. a small bar or rod on which something else turns
n. 2. a person or thing on which others depend
v. to turn on or as if on a pivot
pivotal - adj. vitally important; significant

Question 12

prevalent

Answer 12

adj. commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 13

recur

Answer 13

v. 1. to come up again or to happen again
v. 2. to come to mind again
recurrence - n. the act of recurring

Question 14

spontaneous

Answer 14

adj. 1. voluntary and unplanned
adj. 2. occurring or produced without human labor
spontaneity - n. the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way.