7th Grade Vocabulary Lesson 7
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What does the term 'disposition' refer to in the context of a person's characteristics?

  • A person's usual mood or temperament (correct)
  • A collection of various writings
  • The average span of time between births
  • A conclusion based on guesswork

    • Which of the following best describes 'conjecture' as a verb?

  • To restrict in meaning
  • To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence (correct)
  • To include or encompass
  • To free from a difficult situation

    • What does the term 'guile' imply?

  • Urgency or pressing importance
  • A collection of sentences
  • A person's tendency to change
  • Cunning or deceit in dealings with others (correct)

    • Which word describes the act of coming up again or happening again?

    <p>Recur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'modify' mean in a grammatical context?

    <p>To restrict or limit in meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'anonymous' mean?

    <p>Of an unknown source or unrevealed name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an 'anthology'?

    <p>A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define 'conjecture'.

    <p>A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of 'disposition'?

    <p>A regular tendency or inclination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are definitions of 'encompass'?

    <p>To include.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'extricate' mean?

    <p>To free from a difficult or tangled situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three meanings of 'generation'?

    <p>The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'guile' mean?

    <p>Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of 'imperative'?

    <p>Having the power or authority to command.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three meanings of 'modify'?

    <p>To limit or restrict in meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of 'pivot'?

    <p>A small bar or rod on which something else turns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'prevalent' mean?

    <p>Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of 'spontaneous'?

    <p>Occurring or produced without human labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'conjecture' mean?

    <p>A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the word 'disposition'?

    <p>A regular tendency or inclination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the verb 'encompass'?

    <p>To enclose or encircle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the verb 'extricate' mean?

    <p>To free from a difficult or tangled situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three meanings of the word 'generation'?

    <p>The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'guile' mean?

    <p>Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the adjective 'imperative'?

    <p>Urgent; pressing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the verb 'instill' mean?

    <p>To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three meanings of the verb 'modify'?

    <p>To limit or restrict in meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the noun 'pivot'?

    <p>A small bar or rod on which something else turns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the adjective 'prevalent' mean?

    <p>Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the verb 'recur'?

    <p>To think about something repeatedly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two meanings of the adjective 'spontaneous'?

    <p>Occurring or produced without human labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Lesson 7 Vocabulary

    • anonymous: adjective, of an unknown source or unrevealed name
    • anthology: noun, a collection of various writings (songs, stories, poems)
    • conjecture: noun, a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence; verb, to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence
    • disposition: noun, a person's usual mood or temperament; a regular tendency or inclination
    • encompass: verb, to enclose or encircle; to include
    • extricate: verb, to free from a difficult or tangled situation
    • generation: noun, one step in a family's lineage; all people born and living around the same time; the average time span between parents' births and their children's births
    • guile: noun, cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
    • imperative: adjective, urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command; verb, to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
    • instill: verb, to introduce gradually in order to establish securely; to make less extreme or severe
    • modify: verb, to make changes in; in grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning
    • pivot: noun, a small bar or rod on which something turns; a person or thing on which others depend; verb, to turn on or as if on a pivot
    • prevalent: adjective, commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced
    • recur: verb, to come up again or happen again; to come to mind again
    • spontaneous: adjective, voluntary and unplanned; occurring or produced without human labor; noun, the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way
    • recurrence: noun, the act of recurring

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