Unit 1: Cluster 1

Edge: Level A, Volume 1, Unit 1, Cluster 1.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 1: "The Experiment" and "Superstition", "Building Bridges" and "The Right Words at the Right Time", "The Open Window" and "One in a Million"
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  1. experiment
    the testing of an idea
  2. escape
    run away from confinement
  3. volunteer
    do work by choice
  4. cleverness
    intelligence, especially quickness and wittiness
  5. rivet
    fasten with a metal fastener
  6. clutch
    hold firmly, usually with one's hands
  7. prong
    a pointed projection
  8. mortar
    plaster with a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
  9. failure
    an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
  10. stun
    overcome, as with astonishment or disbelief
  11. jagged
    having a sharply uneven surface or outline
  12. strain
    an intense or violent exertion
  13. numb
    lacking sensation
  14. blindly
    without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis
  15. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  16. belief
    any cognitive content held as true
  17. evidence
    an indication that makes something apparent
  18. superstition
    an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
  19. unexplainable
    not able to be accounted for or made clear
  20. scavenger
    any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying matter
  21. captive
    being imprisoned
  22. tame
    brought from wildness into a domesticated state
  23. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  24. ward
    watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
  25. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  26. misfortune
    a state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
  27. mistake
    identify incorrectly
  28. entomologist
    a scientist who studies insects
Created on Wed Jul 20 10:37:59 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:25:57 EDT 2016)

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