Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Anthology

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A collection of various writings such as songs stories or poems

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Anonymous

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Of an unknown source or un revealed name

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Conjecture

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A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

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Disposition

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  1. A persons usual mood or temper

2. A regular tendency

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Encompass

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  1. To enclose or encircle

2. To include

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Extricate

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To free from a difficult or tangled situation

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Generation

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  1. One step in the line of descent of family
  2. All the people born and living about the same time
  3. The average span of time between birth of parents and children
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Guile

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Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

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Imperative

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  1. Urgent; pressing

2. Having the power or authority to command

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Instill

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To introduce gradually in order to establish securely

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Modify

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

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  1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns

2. A person or thing on which others depend

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Prevalent

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Commonly occurring widely accepted or practiced

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Recur

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  1. To come up again or to happen again

2. To come to mind again

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Spontaneous

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  1. Voluntary and unplanned

2. Occurring or produced without human labor

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