1. Vocab 3

2. 1)Anonymous – Of an unknown source or unrevealed name The donation was made anonymously.

3. 2) Anthology – A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems The anthology for my class was a huge book!

4. 3) Conjecture – A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence He decided to conjecture the outcome because he did not know all of the facts.

5. 4) Disposition – A person’s usual mood; temperament The girl had a pleasant disposition.

6. 5) Encompass – To enclose or encircle; include The fence encompassed the entire school.

7. 6) Extricate – To free from a difficult or tangled situation We decided it was best to extricate ourselves from the drama.

8. 7) Generation – The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children There are three generations living in their house.

9. 8) Guile – Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery The student’s ideas were all full of guile.

10. 9) Imperative – Urgent; pressing It is imperative that you finish your homework!

11. 10) Instill – To introduce gradually in order to establish securely My parents tried to instill kind values in me.

12. 11) Modify – To make changes in We had to modify our schedule because we were already late.

13. 12) Pivot – A small bar or rod on which something else turns; to turn The weather vane was on a pivot. The athlete had to pivot quickly to escape a tackle.

14. 13) Prevalent – Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced Manners should be prevalent in every classroom.

15. 14) Recur – To come up again or to happen again We can not our bad habits recur.

16. 15) Spontaneous – Voluntary and unplanned The crowd erupted into a spontaneous cheer for the performance.