Unit 4: Cluster 3

Edge: Level C, Volume 1, Unit 4, Cluster 3.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 4: "Face Facts: The Science of Facial Expressions" and "Silent Language", "They Speak for Success" and "Breaking the Ice", "My English" and "How I Learned English"
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  1. gawk
    look with amazement
  2. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  3. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  4. minutely
    in painstaking detail
  5. enlist
    hire for work or assistance
  6. disrespectful
    exhibiting lack of regard; rude and discourteous
  7. rendition
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
  8. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  9. enumerate
    specify individually
  10. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  11. intellectual
    involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  12. thrive
    make steady progress
  13. voodoo
    a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
  14. condiment
    a preparation to enhance flavor or enjoyment
  15. nonsense
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
  16. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  17. drone
    talk in a monotonous voice
  18. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
  19. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  20. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  21. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  22. wimple
    a headdress of cloth
  23. habit
    a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
  24. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  25. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  26. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
Created on Thu Jul 21 12:52:16 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:18:52 EDT 2016)

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