Unit 4: Week 1

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  1. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
    He tried to be patient with the other players' blunders.
  2. civilization
    a particular society at a particular time and place
    He was an outcast from the civilization around him.
  3. complex
    complicated in structure
    Realizing that more players would offer him more scope, Wesley invented other games that would include his schoolmates, games rich with strategy and complex scoring systems.
  4. envy
    a desire to have something that is possessed by another
    His spectators looked on with envy.
  5. flee
    run away quickly
    Fleeing them was the only sport he was good at.
  6. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
    His success with the hat inspired him to devise a spinning wheel and loom on which he wove a loose-fitting robe from the stalks' soft inner fibers.
  7. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
    Not knowing its name, Wesley had begun calling it "swist," from the sound of its leaves rustling in the breeze.
  8. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    Realizing that more players would offer him more scope, Wesley invented other games that would include his schoolmates, games rich with strategy and complex scoring systems.
  9. domain
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
    His domain, home to many such innovations, he named "Weslandia."
  10. innovation
    a creation resulting from study and experimentation
    His domain, home to many such innovations, he named "Weslandia."
Created on Fri Jul 17 08:04:09 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:45:20 EDT 2020)

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