Unit 2: Cluster 1

Edge: Level B, Volume 1, Unit 2, Cluster 1.

Here are the links to the other clusters within Unit 2: "Creativity at Work" and "The Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind", "Hip-Hop as Culture" and "I Am Somebody", "Slam: Performance Poetry Lives On" and "Euphoria"
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  1. career
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  2. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  3. expectation
    belief about the future
  4. elusive
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  5. attainable
    capable of being accomplished
  6. commitment
    the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  7. entrepreneurial
    of or relating to someone who starts a new business
  8. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  9. apprenticeship
    the position of one working for an expert to learn a trade
  10. talent
    natural abilities or qualities
  11. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  12. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  13. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  14. transform
    change from one medium into another
  15. emerge
    come out of
  16. commission
    charge with a task
  17. depict
    show in, or as in, a picture
  18. arresting
    commanding attention
  19. utilize
    put into service
  20. pursue
    go in search of or hunt for
  21. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  22. insight
    the sudden understanding of a complex situation
  23. overview
    a general summary of a subject
  24. enhance
    make better or more attractive
  25. virtually
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  26. activate
    put in motion
  27. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  28. purge
    rid of impurities
  29. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  30. discourage
    take away hope from
Created on Mon Jul 18 15:14:34 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 03 11:39:12 EDT 2016)

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