Unit 5: Cluster 2

Edge: Level A, Volume 2, Unit 5, Cluster 2.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 5: "Jump Away" and "Showdown with Big Eva", "Fear" and "Violence Hits Home", "Abuela Invents the Zero" and "Karate"
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  1. burglarize
    enter and rob a dwelling
  2. lure
    anything that serves as an enticement
  3. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  4. spare
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  5. creak
    make a high-pitched, squeaking noise
  6. uncontrollable
    incapable of being restrained or managed
  7. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  8. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  9. familiarity
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  10. intruder
    someone who enters a place or situation without permission
  11. trance
    a state resembling deep sleep
  12. cowardice
    the trait of lacking courage
  13. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  14. menace
    something that is a source of danger
  15. threaten
    utter intentions of injury or punishment against
  16. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  17. response
    a statement that is made to reply to a question or request
  18. intruder
    someone who enters a place or situation without permission
  19. violence
    an act of aggression
  20. positive
    involving advantage or good
  21. plague
    cause to suffer a blight
  22. intrigue
    cause to be interested or curious
  23. extracurricular
    outside the regular academic course of studies
  24. revenge
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  25. mistaken
    arising from error
  26. identity
    the characteristics by which a thing or person is known
  27. turmoil
    violent agitation
  28. reaction
    a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
  29. grief
    something that causes great unhappiness
  30. motivate
    give an incentive for action
  31. vow
    a solemn pledge to do something
  32. inspiration
    a product of your creative thinking and work
  33. emulate
    imitate functions of, as by modifying hardware or software
  34. devote
    dedicate
Created on Wed Jul 20 14:32:52 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:44:25 EDT 2016)

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