Unit 1: Cluster 3

Edge: Level C, Volume 1, Unit 1, Cluster 3.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 1: "The Moustache" and "Who We Really Are", "Two Kinds" and "Novel Musician", "Skins" and "Nicole"
18 words 607 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. hamlet
    a settlement smaller than a town
  2. expel
    force to leave or move out
  3. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  4. predominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  5. poise
    great coolness and composure under strain
  6. enunciate
    speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  7. tension
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  8. guarded
    cautious and reserved
  9. potential
    the inherent capacity for coming into being
  10. smear
    spread a substance on a surface
  11. discriminate
    treat differently on the basis of race, sex, religion, etc.
  12. racism
    the prejudice that one people are superior to another
  13. representative
    a person who stands in for others
  14. compel
    force somebody to do something
  15. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  16. authenticity
    undisputed credibility
  17. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  18. degrading
    harmful to the mind or morals
Created on Wed Jul 20 16:58:14 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:51:52 EDT 2016)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.