Unit 3: Cluster 2

Edge: Level B, Volume 1, Unit 3, Cluster 2.

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. manage
    handle effectively
  2. inventory
    making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
  3. prejudiced
    showing bias or bigotry or influenced by preconceived ideas
  4. distracted
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
  5. posture
    the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  6. protest
    express opposition through action or words
  7. menagerie
    the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
  8. worthy
    having merit or value; being honorable or admirable
  9. tremble
    move quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
  10. conversationalist
    someone skilled at speaking with others
  11. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  12. zero
    sight setting for a projectile to hit the center of a target
  13. expression
    the feelings shown on a person's face
  14. thrash
    move or stir about violently
  15. wildly
    in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
  16. limp
    lacking in strength, firmness, or resilience
  17. report
    to give an account or representation of in words
  18. wring
    twist and press out of shape
  19. supervise
    watch and direct
  20. survivor
    one who lives through affliction
  21. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  22. tranquility
    an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  23. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  24. haul
    draw slowly or heavily
  25. hoist
    move from one place to another by lifting
  26. bystander
    a spectator who does not participate in some event
  27. biological
    pertaining to life and living things
  28. stimulation
    the act of arousing an organism to action
  29. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  30. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  31. uncertainty
    being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
  32. complement
    make perfect or supply what is wanting
  33. coincidence
    an accidental event that seems to have been arranged
  34. speculate
    believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Created on Wed Jul 20 08:40:05 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 10:17:32 EDT 2016)

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