Unit 6: Cluster 3

Edge: Level A, Volume 2, Unit 6, Cluster 3.

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. reality
    the quality possessed by something that truly exists
  2. dropout
    someone who quits school before graduation
  3. harsh
    sharply disagreeable; rigorous
  4. unattainable
    impossible to achieve
  5. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  6. wage
    payment for work
  7. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  8. afford
    have the financial means to do something or buy something
  9. incidental
    (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
  10. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  11. reference
    a recommendation by a former employer to a future employer
  12. dictate
    say out loud for the purpose of recording
  13. evict
    expel from one's property or force to move out
  14. vagrant
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  15. independent
    free from external control and constraint
  16. experience
    the accumulation of knowledge from participation in events
  17. master
    be or become completely proficient or skilled in
Created on Wed Jul 20 15:22:49 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:46:15 EDT 2016)

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