Unit 6: Cluster 2

Edge: Level A, Volume 2, Unit 6, Cluster 2.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 6: "16: The Right Voting Age" and "Teen Brains Are Different", "Should Communities Set Teen Curfews?" and "Curfews: A National Debate", "What Does Responsibility Look Like?" and "Getting a Job"
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  1. impose
    charge and collect payment
  2. restriction
    a principle that limits the extent of something
  3. neglect
    lack of attention and due care
  4. entity
    that which is perceived to have its own distinct existence
  5. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  6. violator
    someone who breaks the law
  7. confrontational
    aggressive and prone to starting arguments or fights
  8. accountable
    responsible for one's actions
  9. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
  10. chaperone
    accompany as a supervisor of young people
  11. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
  12. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  13. prohibit
    command against
  14. prosecute
    conduct legal proceedings against a defendant
  15. violate
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  16. misguided
    wrong in opinion or judgment
  17. divert
    send on a course different from the planned or intended one
  18. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  19. gesture
    something done as an indication of intention
  20. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  21. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  22. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  23. inject
    to insert between other elements
  24. repeal
    cancel officially
  25. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
  26. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  27. disproportionate
    out of proper balance
Created on Wed Jul 20 15:14:47 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:45:55 EDT 2016)

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