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15 Cards in this Set
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anonymous
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adj. of an unknown source or unreavealed name
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anthology
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n. a collecion 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
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disposition
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n. a person's usual mood; temperament
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encompass
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v. to enclose or encircle
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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. one step in teh line of descent of a family
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guile
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n. cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
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imperative
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adj. urgent; pressing
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instill
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v. to introduce gradually in order to establish securly
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modify
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v. to make less extreme or severe
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pivot
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n. a small bar or rod on which something else turns
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prevalent
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adj. commonly occuring; widely accepted or practised
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recur
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v. to come up again or to happen again
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spontaneous
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adj. voluntary and unplanned
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