Unit 4: Cluster 1

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

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. enhance
    make better or more attractive
  2. precision
    the quality of being exact
  3. vary
    become different in some particular way
  4. emeritus
    a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
  5. escalate
    increase in extent or intensity
  6. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  7. droop
    hang loosely or laxly
  8. delineated
    represented accurately or precisely
  9. nauseated
    feeling queasy, as though one is about to vomit
  10. protrude
    extend out or project in space
  11. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  12. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  13. hone
    refine or make more perfect or effective
  14. savvy
    get the meaning of something
  15. aggression
    a disposition to behave forcefully and energetically
  16. petulance
    an irritable feeling
  17. intention
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  18. preoccupied
    deeply absorbed in thought
  19. nonverbal
    involving little use of language
  20. cue
    a stimulus that provides information about what to do
  21. utter
    express in speech
  22. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  23. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  24. visualize
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  25. emphasis
    special importance or significance
  26. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  27. ingrained
    deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
  28. inventory
    making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
  29. unflattering
    not showing or representing in a favorable way
  30. mannerism
    a behavioral attribute that is distinctive to an individual
Created on Thu Jul 21 12:18:14 EDT 2016 (updated Tue Aug 16 11:16:57 EDT 2016)

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