Vocabulary Review Flashcards

A set of flashcards containing vocabulary terms and their definitions from lecture notes.

anonymous

Of an unknown source or unrevealed name.

anthology

A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.

conjecture

A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.

disposition

1. A person's usual mood; temperament. 2. A regular tendency or inclination.

encompass

To enclose or encircle; to include.

extricate

To free from a difficult or tangled situation.

generation

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.

guile

Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.

imperative

1. Urgent; pressing. 2. Having the power or authority to command.

instill

To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.

modify

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

pivot

1. A small bar or rod on which something else turns. 2. A person or thing on which others depend.

pivotal

Vitally important; significant.

prevalent

Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.

recur

1. To come up again or to happen again. 2. To come to mind again.

recurrence

The act of recurring.

spontaneous

1. Voluntary and unplanned. 2. Occurring or produced without human labor.

spontaneity

The quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way.