Unit 5: Cluster 3

Edge: Level C, Volume 2, Unit 5, Cluster 3.

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. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  2. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  3. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  4. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  5. contrary
    exact opposition
  6. influence
    the effect of one thing or person on another
  7. personal
    of or arising from the complex of individual attributes
  8. chemistry
    the way two individuals relate to each other
  9. accelerate
    move faster
  10. testy
    easily irritated or annoyed
  11. arithmetic
    mathematics dealing with numerical calculations
  12. veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building
  13. campaign
    a series of actions tending toward a particular end
  14. temporary
    not permanent; not lasting
  15. laze
    be idle
  16. croon
    sing softly
  17. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  18. afghan
    a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares
  19. protest
    a formal and solemn declaration of objection
  20. brigade
    army unit smaller than a division
  21. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  22. preserve
    fruit maintained by cooking with sugar
  23. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  24. languish
    become feeble
  25. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
  26. revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
  27. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  28. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  29. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  30. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  31. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
  32. consciousness
    the state of having knowledge of
Created on Thu Jul 21 13:57:09 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:26:48 EDT 2016)

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