Unit 5: Cluster 2

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

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 5: "Say It with Flowers" and "The Journey", "Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death", "Be-ers and Doers" and "My Moment of Truth"
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  1. holster
    a sheath for carrying a handgun
  2. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  3. indifference
    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  4. mutilated
    having a part of the body crippled or disabled
  5. inflexible
    resistant to being bent
  6. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  7. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
  8. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  9. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  10. precisely
    in a sharply exact manner
  11. gleam
    shine brightly, like a star or a light
  12. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  13. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  14. incision
    the cutting of or into body tissues or organs
  15. avenger
    someone who takes action in return for an injury or offense
  16. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  17. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  18. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  19. flee
    run away quickly
  20. bitter
    harsh or corrosive in tone
  21. emptiness
    a vacant area or space
  22. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  23. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  24. bid
    make a serious effort to attain something
Created on Thu Jul 21 13:46:12 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:24:52 EDT 2016)

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