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BMS Lesson 3 Vocabulary
Wordly Wise Book 8
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English
8th Grade
08/30/2011

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Term
anonymous
Definition
adj. Of an unknown soure or unrevealed name.
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anthology
Definition
n. A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.
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conjecture
Definition
n. A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.
v. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence.
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disposition
Definition
n. 1. A person's usual mood; temperment.
2. A regular tendency or inclination.
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encompass
Definition
v. 1. To enclose or encircle.
2. To include.
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extricate
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v. To free from a difficult or tangled situation.
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generation
Definition
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
Definition
n. Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.
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imperative
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adj. 1. Urgent; pressing.
2. Having the power or authority to command.
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instill or instil
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v. To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.
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modify
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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
Definition
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.
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prevalent
Definition
adj. Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.
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recur
Definition
v. 1. To come up again or to happen again.
2. To come to mind again.
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spontaneous
Definition
adj. 1. Voluntary and unplanned.
2. Occurring or produced without human labor.
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