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 (D)</p>
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What does 'modify' mean in a grammatical context?

<p>To restrict or limit in meaning (B)</p>
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What does the word 'anonymous' mean?

<p>Of an unknown source or unrevealed name.</p>
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What is an 'anthology'?

<p>A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.</p>
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Define 'conjecture'.

<p>A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence.</p>
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What are the two meanings of 'disposition'?

<p>A regular tendency or inclination. (A), A person's usual mood; temperament. (C)</p>
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Which of the following are definitions of 'encompass'?

<p>To include. (A), To enclose or encircle. (D)</p>
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What does 'extricate' mean?

<p>To free from a difficult or tangled situation.</p>
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What are the three meanings of 'generation'?

<p>The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children. (B), All the people born and living about the same time. (C), One step in the line of descent of a family. (E)</p>
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What does 'guile' mean?

<p>Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.</p>
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What are the two meanings of 'imperative'?

<p>Having the power or authority to command. (A), Urgent; pressing. (D)</p>
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What are the three meanings of 'modify'?

<p>To limit or restrict in meaning. (B), To make changes in. (C), To make less extreme or severe. (D)</p>
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What are the two meanings of 'pivot'?

<p>A small bar or rod on which something else turns. (A), A person or thing on which others depend. (C)</p>
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What does 'prevalent' mean?

<p>Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.</p>
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What are the two meanings of 'spontaneous'?

<p>Occurring or produced without human labor. (B), Voluntary and unplanned. (C)</p>
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What does the word 'conjecture' mean?

<p>A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence. (A)</p>
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What are the two meanings of the word 'disposition'?

<p>A regular tendency or inclination. (B), A person's usual mood; temperament. (D)</p>
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What are the two meanings of the verb 'encompass'?

<p>To enclose or encircle. (A), To include. (D)</p>
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What does the verb 'extricate' mean?

<p>To free from a difficult or tangled situation.</p>
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What are the three meanings of the word 'generation'?

<p>The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children. (A), One step in the line of descent of a family. (B), All the people born and living about the same time. (D)</p>
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What does the word 'guile' mean?

<p>Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.</p>
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What are the two meanings of the adjective 'imperative'?

<p>Urgent; pressing. (C), Having the power or authority to command. (D)</p>
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What does the verb 'instill' mean?

<p>To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.</p>
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What are the three meanings of the verb 'modify'?

<p>To limit or restrict in meaning. (A), To make less extreme or severe. (B), To make changes in. (D)</p>
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What are the two meanings of the noun 'pivot'?

<p>A small bar or rod on which something else turns. (A), A person or thing on which others depend. (D)</p>
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What does the adjective 'prevalent' mean?

<p>Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.</p>
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What are the two meanings of the verb 'recur'?

<p>To think about something repeatedly. (C), To come up again or to happen again. (D)</p>
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What are the two meanings of the adjective 'spontaneous'?

<p>Occurring or produced without human labor. (C), Voluntary and unplanned. (D)</p>
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Flashcards

Disposition (1)

A person's typical mood or temperament.

Anthology

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

Extricate

To free someone or something from a difficult situation.

Conjecture (verb)

To form an opinion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.

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Spontaneity

The ability to occur or be produced naturally, without planning.

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Anonymous

Of an unknown source or unrevealed name.

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Conjecture (n)

A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence.

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Conjecture (v)

To form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence.

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Encompass (1)

To enclose or encircle.

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Encompass (2)

To include.

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Generation (1)

One step in the line of descent of a family.

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Generation (2)

All the people born and living about the same time.

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Generation (3)

The average span of time between the birth of parents and their children.

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Guile

Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.

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Imperative (1)

Urgent; pressing.

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Imperative (2)

Having the power or authority to command.

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Instill

To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.

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Modify (1)

To make less extreme or severe.

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Modify (2)

To make changes in.

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Modify (3)

In grammar, to limit or restrict in meaning.

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Pivot (1)

A small bar or rod on which something else turns.

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Pivot (2)

A person or thing on which others depend.

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Pivot (v)

To turn on or as if on a pivot.

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Prevalent

Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.

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Recur (1)

To come up again or to happen again.

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Recur (2)

To come to mind again.

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Recurrence

The act of recurring.

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Spontaneous (1)

Voluntary and unplanned.

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Spontaneous (2)

Occurring or produced without human labor.

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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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