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15 Cards in this Set
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Anonymous
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adj-Of an unknown source or unrevealed name
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Anthology
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n-A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
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Conjecture
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n-A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
v-To form an opinion while lacking sufficient detail |
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Disposition
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n-1.A person's usual mood; temperament
2.A regular tendency inclination |
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Encompass
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v-1.To enclose or encircle
2.To include |
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Extricate
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v-To free from a difficult or tangled situation
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Generation
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n-1.One step in the line of a descent 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 |
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Guile
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n-Cunning or deciet in dealing with others; trickery
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Imperative
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adj-1.Urgent; pressing
2.Having the the power or authority to command |
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Instill or Instil
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v-To introduce gradually in order to establish securely
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Modify
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v-1.To make less extreme or severe
2.To make changes in 3.In grammar, to limit to restrict in meaning |
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Pivot
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n-1.A small bar or rod on whivh something else turns
2.A person or thing on which others depend v-To turn on or as if on a pivot Pivotal,adj-Vitally important; significant |
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Prevalent
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adj-Commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
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Recur
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v-1. To come up again or to happen again
2.To come to mind again Recurrence,n-The act of recurring |
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Spontaneuous
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adj-1.Voluntary and unplanned
2.Occuring or produced without human labor Spontaneity,n-The quality or condition of occuring in an unplanned way |