Unit 4: Cluster 1

Edge: Level B, Volume 1, Unit 4, Cluster 1.

Here are the links to the other clusters within Unit 4: "Curtis Aikens and the American Dream" and "Go For It!", "Superman and Me", "A Smart Cookie", and "It's Our Story, Too", "The Fast and the Fuel-Efficient" and "Teens Open Doors"
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  1. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  2. decline
    show unwillingness towards
  3. con
    deprive of by deceit
  4. facade
    a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
  5. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  6. elective
    a course that the student can select from among alternatives
  7. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  8. intent
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  9. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  10. fate
    an event that will inevitably happen in the future
  11. rebirth
    a revival of learning and culture
  12. appeal
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  13. wholesaler
    someone who buys goods and resells them to merchants
  14. invoice
    an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services
  15. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  16. enterprise
    an organization created for business ventures
  17. indefinitely
    to an unknown extent
  18. undertow
    inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
  19. illiteracy
    an inability to read
  20. service
    make fit for use
  21. socialize
    interact with others
  22. impel
    urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
  23. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  24. cater
    give what is desired or needed
  25. confession
    an admission of misdeeds or faults
  26. outlet
    activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
  27. self-effacing
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  28. cause
    events that provide the generative force of something
  29. hokey
    very sentimental or emotional
  30. median
    relating to the middle value of an ordered set of values
  31. profession
    an occupation requiring special education
  32. discourage
    try to prevent; show opposition to
  33. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  34. draft
    make a blueprint of
  35. minuscule
    very small
Created on Tue Jul 19 10:09:23 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 03 11:42:42 EDT 2016)

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