Vocabulary From Book 5, Lesson 3

Front 1

anonymous

Back 1

adj. of an unknown source or unrevealed name.

Front 2

anthology

Back 2

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

Front 3

conjecture

Back 3

n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insuffiecient evidence.
v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence.

Front 4

disposition

Back 4

n. 1. A person's usual mood; temperament.
2. A regular tedency or inclination

Front 5

encompass

Back 5

v. 1.To enclose or encircle

2. To include

Front 6

extricate

Back 6

v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation.

Front 7

generation

Back 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

Front 8

guile

Back 8

n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Front 9

imperative

Back 9

adj. 1. Urgent; pressing
2. Having the power or authority to command.

Front 10

instill

Back 10

v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.

Front 11

modify

Back 11

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

Front 12

pivot

Back 12

n. 1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns.
2. A person or thing on which others depend.
v. 1. To turn on

Front 13

prevalent

Back 13

adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.

Front 14

recur

Back 14

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

Front 15

spontaneous

Back 15

adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned
2. Occurring or produced without human labor