Unit 3: Cluster 1

Edge: Level B, Volume 1, Unit 3, Cluster 1.

Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 3: "The Sword in the Stone" and "Was There a Real King Arthur?", "A Job for Valentin" and "In the Heart of a Hero", "The Woman in the Snow" and "Rosa Parks"
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  1. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  2. disintegrate
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  3. squire
    a young nobleman attendant on a knight
  4. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  5. lance
    a long pointed rod used as a weapon
  6. envoy
    someone on a mission to represent another's interests
  7. noble
    a titled peer of the realm
  8. anvil
    a heavy block on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
  9. embedded
    inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
  10. miracle
    any amazing or wonderful occurrence
  11. joust
    a combat between mounted knights tilting against each other
  12. hilt
    the handle of a sword or dagger
  13. temptation
    the desire to do something that you know you should avoid
  14. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  15. puzzled
    filled with bewilderment
  16. seize
    take hold of; grab
  17. solemnly
    in a serious and dignified manner
  18. obliged
    having a moral duty to do something
  19. abide
    dwell
  20. injustice
    an unfair act
  21. appoint
    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
  22. evidence
    an indication that makes something apparent
  23. coronation
    the ceremony of installing a new monarch
  24. endure
    continue to exist
  25. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  26. historical
    of or relating to the study of recorded time
  27. emerge
    become known or apparent
  28. suspect
    not as expected
  29. folklore
    the unwritten stories and proverbs and songs of a culture
  30. archaeologist
    an anthropologist who studies prehistoric culture
  31. translate
    restate from one language into another language
  32. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  33. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  34. territory
    the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a state
  35. flee
    run away quickly
  36. compile
    put together out of existing material
  37. bard
    a lyric poet
  38. investigation
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  39. slay
    kill intentionally and with premeditation
  40. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  41. cavalry
    troops trained to fight on horseback
  42. genuine
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  43. medieval
    relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
  44. carpenter
    a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
  45. reign
    rule or have supreme power
  46. excavate
    find by digging in the ground
  47. fortified
    having something added to increase the strength
  48. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  49. accumulate
    get or gather together
  50. unique
    the single one of its kind
  51. embody
    represent in physical form
Created on Tue Jul 19 15:31:34 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:16:08 EDT 2016)

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