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15 Cards in this Set
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anonymous |
adj. Of an unknown source or unrevealed name. |
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anthology |
n. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems. |
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conjecture |
n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence. |
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disposition |
n. 1. A person’s usual mood; temperament. 2. A regular tendency or inclination. |
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encompass |
v. 1. To enclose or encircle. 2. To include. |
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extricate |
v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation. |
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generation |
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. |
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guile |
n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery. |
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imperative |
adj. 1. Urgent; pressing. 2. Having the power or authority to command. |
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instill or instil |
v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely. |
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modify |
v. 1. To make less extreme or severe. 2. To make changes in. 3. In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning. |
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pivot |
n. 1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns. 2. A person or thing on which others depend. v. To turn on or as if on a pivot. adj. Vitally important; significant. |
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prevalent |
adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced. |
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recur |
v. 1. To come up again or to happen again. 2. To come to mind again. n. The act of recurring. |
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spontaneous |
adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned. 2. Occurring or produced without human labor. n. The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way. |