Wordly Wise Book 8: Lesson 3

Front 1

anonymous (adj.)

Back 1

of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Front 2

anthology (n.)

Back 2

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

Front 3

conjecture

Back 3

n. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

v. to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

Front 4

disposition (n.)

Back 4

a person's usual mood; temperament

a regular tendency or inclination

Front 5

encompass (v.)

Back 5

to enclose or circle

to include

Front 6

extricate (v.)

Back 6

to free from a difficult or tangled situation

Front 7

generation (n.)

Back 7

one step in the line of descent of a family

all the people born and living about the same time

the average span of time between the birth of parents and their children

Front 8

guile (n.)

Back 8

cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Front 9

imperative (adj.)

Back 9

urgent; pressing

having the power or authority to command

Front 10

instill (v.)

Back 10

to introduce gradually in order to establish securely

Front 11

modify (v.)

Back 11

to make less extreme or severe

to make changes in

(in grammar) to limit or restrict in meaning

Front 12

pivot

Back 12

n. a small bar or rod on which something else turns

a person or thing on which others depend

v. to turn on or as if on a pivot

Front 13

pivotal (adj.)

Back 13

vitally important; significant

Front 14

prevalent (adj.)

Back 14

commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Front 15

recur (v.)

Back 15

to come up again or to happen again

to come to mind again

n. (recurrence) the act of recurring

Front 16

spontaneous (adj.)

Back 16

voluntary and unplanned

occurring or produced without human labor

n. (spontaneity) the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way