Unit 7: Cluster 1

Edge: Level C, Volume 2, Unit 7, Cluster 1.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 7: "The Jewels of the Shrine" and "Remembered", "Romeo and Juliet" and "West Side Story", "Poems for the Earth" and "I Was Born Today/Touching the Earth"
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  1. pity
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others
  2. accord
    allow to have
  3. honor
    the state of being esteemed
  4. worship
    show devotion to, as a deity
  5. forefather
    person from an earlier time who contributed to a tradition
  6. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  7. reproachful
    expressing disapproval, blame, or disappointment
  8. arrange
    plan, organize, and carry out
  9. invade
    intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, or violate
  10. sacrifice
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty
  11. shrine
    a place of worship associated with something sacred
  12. infuriate
    make extremely angry
  13. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  14. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  15. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  16. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  17. manage
    come to terms with
  18. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  19. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  20. toil
    work hard
  21. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  22. dumbfounded
    as if rendered speechless with astonishment and surprise
  23. torture
    torment emotionally or mentally
  24. compensate
    make payment to
  25. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  26. atone
    make amends for
  27. presence
    current existence
  28. grim
    filled with melancholy and despondency
  29. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  30. querulous
    habitually complaining
  31. respectable
    deserving of esteem
  32. parry
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  33. pant
    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
  34. traditional
    consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing
  35. confounded
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  36. stagger
    walk with great difficulty
Created on Thu Jul 21 14:54:15 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:29:02 EDT 2016)

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