Unit 1: Cluster 2

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

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. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  2. project
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  3. consent
    permission to do something
  4. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  5. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  6. strike
    make a strategic offensive assault against an enemy
  7. plead
    appeal or request earnestly
  8. react
    show a response to something
  9. comedian
    a professional performer who tells jokes
  10. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
Created on Wed Jul 20 10:57:01 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:26:14 EDT 2016)

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