Chapter 3

Question 1

anonymous

Answer 1

of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Question 2

anthology

Answer 2

a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems

Question 3

conjecture

Answer 3

1. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence

2. to form an opinion while lacking sufficient evidence

Question 4

disposition

Answer 4

1. a person’s usual mood; temperament

2. a regular tendency or inclination

Question 5

encompass

Answer 5

1. to enclose or encircle

2. to include

Question 6

extricate

Answer 6

to free from a difficult or tangled situation

Question 7

generation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

guile

Answer 8

cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery

Question 9

imperative

Answer 9

1. urgent; pressing

2. having the power or authority to command

Question 10

instill

Answer 10

to introduce gradually in order to establish security

Question 11

modify

Answer 11

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

Question 12

pivot

Answer 12

1. a small bar or rod on which something turns
2. a person or thing on which others depend
3. to turn on or as if on a pivot

Question 13

pivotal

Answer 13

vitally important; significant

Question 14

prevalent

Answer 14

commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced

Question 15

recur

Answer 15

1. to come up again or to happen again

2. to come to mind again

Question 16

recurrence

Answer 16

the act of recurring

Question 17

spontaneous

Answer 17

1. voluntary and unplanned

2. occurring or produced without human labor

Question 18

spontaneity

Answer 18

the quality or condition of occurring in an unplanned way