Unit 6: Cluster 3

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

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 6: "Too Young to Drive?" and "Rules of the Road", "Piracy Bites!" and "Doonesbury on Downloading", "Long Walk to Freedom" and "We Hold These Truths"
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  1. supremacy
    power to dominate or defeat
  2. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  3. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
  4. liberate
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  5. oppression
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
  6. anthem
    a song of devotion or loyalty
  7. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  8. resiliency
    ability of a material to return to its original shape
  9. inclination
    a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition
  10. existence
    the state or fact of being
  11. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  12. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  13. curtail
    place restrictions on
  14. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  15. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  16. endowed
    provided or supplied or equipped with
  17. unalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  18. consent
    permission to do something
  19. abolish
    do away with
  20. usurpation
    wrongfully seizing and holding by force
  21. absolute
    complete and without restriction or qualification
  22. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  23. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  24. apathetic
    marked by a lack of interest
  25. allegiance
    the loyalty that citizens owe to their country
  26. compel
    force somebody to do something
  27. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  28. abject
    most unfortunate or miserable
  29. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  30. deprive
    take away
  31. sacred
    worthy of respect or dedication
Created on Thu Jul 21 14:44:08 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:27:47 EDT 2016)

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