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Wordly Wise Lesson 3
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Journalism
8th Grade
09/27/2006

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disposition
Definition
1. a person's usually modds; temperament

2. a regular tendency or inclination

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anonymous
Definition
of an unknown source or unrevealed name
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anthology
Definition
a collection of writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
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conjecture
Definition
a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficent evidence
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encompass
Definition
1. to enclose or encircle

2. to include

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extricate
Definition
to free from a difficult or tangled situation
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generation
Definition
1. one step in 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
cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
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imperative
Definition
1. urgent; pressing

2. having the power or authority to command

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instill or instil
Definition
to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
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modify
Definition
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
1. a small bar or rod on which something else turns

2. a person or thing on which others depend

pivotal

vitally important; significant

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prevalent
Definition
commonly occuring; widley accepted or practiced
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recur
Definition
1. to come up again or happen again

2. to come to mind again

recurrence

the act of recurring

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spontaneous
Definition
1. voluntary or unplanned

2. occurring or produced without human labor

spontaneity

the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way

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