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Lesson 3 (8th Grade)
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8th Grade
02/01/2011

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Term
anthology
Definition

noun

A collection of various writings, 

such as songs, stories, or poems

Term
conjecture (noun)
Definition

A conclusion based on guesswork or 

insufficient evidence.

Term
conjecture (verb)
Definition

To form an opinion without

sufficient evidence.

Term
disposition
Definition

noun

A person's usual mood; temperament; 

noun

or, a regular tendency or inclination.

Term
encompass
Definition

verb

To enclose or encircle

verb

Or, to Include

Term
extricate
Definition

verb

To free from a difficult

or tangled situation.

Term
generation
Definition

noun

One step in the line of descent in a family.

noun

Or, All the people born and living about the same time.

noun

Or, The average span of time between birth of parents and their children

Term
guile
Definition

noun

Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.

Term
imperative
Definition

adjective

Urgent; pressing. 

adjective

Or, having the power or authority

to command.

Term
instill/instil
Definition

verb

To introduce gradually in order to

establish securely.

Term
modify
Definition

verb

To make less extreme or severe.

verb

Or, to make changes in.

verb

Or, in grammar, to restrict the meaning

Term
pivot (noun)
Definition

A small bar or rod on which something

else turns.

 

Or, a person or thing on which others depend. 

Term
pivot (verb)
Definition

To turn on or as if on a pivot

 

Term
pivotal
Definition

adjective

 

Vitally important; significant

Term
prevalent
Definition

adjective

 

Commonly occurring;

widely accepted

or practiced.

Term
recur
Definition

verb

To come up again or to happen again

verb

Or, to come to mind again.

Term
recurrence
Definition

noun

The act of recurring, to come up or come to mind again.

 

Term
spontaneous 
Definition

adjective

Voluntary and unplanned

adjective

Or, Occurring or produced without human labor.

Term
spontaneity
Definition

noun

The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way.

Term
anonymous 
Definition

 

adjective

Of an unknown source 

or unrevealed name.

 

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