Unit 7: Cluster 2

Edge: Level B, Volume 2, Unit 7, Cluster 2.

Here are the links to the other clusters within Unit 7: "A Raisin in the Sun", "My Father is a Simple Man", and "My Mother Pieced Quilts", "Pass It On", "If There Be Pain", and "Sonnet 30", "I Hear America Singing", "I, Too", "Where Is My Country?", "Legal Alien", and "Human Family"
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  1. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  2. subside
    wear off or die down
  3. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
  4. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  5. stray
    having no home or having wandered away from home
  6. refuge
    a safe place
  7. complaint
    (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
  8. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  9. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
  10. propose
    present for consideration, examination, or criticism
  11. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  12. issue
    an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
  13. devotion
    feelings of ardent love
  14. conquer
    take possession of by force, as after an invasion
  15. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  16. restore
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  17. achieve
    gain with effort
  18. mourn
    feel sadness
  19. disappointment
    an act that fails to meet someone's expectations
Created on Wed Jul 13 14:59:42 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 03 11:51:39 EDT 2016)

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