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After reading, " Turning up the Light" by James M. Barrie from the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul  I have found that there are some challenging words and ideas that we may not clearly understand. The forth is:

                                resolve
In the text the aurhor uses this word when describing the partial solution of the major conflict in the story.

according to Dictionary.com the word means:

to deal with a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English resolven  (v.) < Latin resolvere  to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere  to loosen; see solve

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After reading, " Turning up the Light" by James M. Barrie from the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul  I have found that there are some challenging words and ideas that we may not clearly understand. The third  is:

                               revenge
In the text the author uses this word to describe " the sweet taste of revenge"

to take vengeance for; inflict punishment for

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After reading, " Turning up the Light" by James M. Barrie from the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul  I have found that there are some challenging words and ideas that we may not clearly understand. The second is:
                              gang

In the text, the author uses this word to describe the local gang that attacked him after the football game.

According to dictionary .com the word means

a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.

Synonyms 1. company, crowd, crew; party, set, clique, coterie. 4.  team

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After reading, " Turning up the Light" by James M. Barrie from the book Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul  I have found that there are some challenging words and ideas that we may not clearly understand. The first  is:

                             melting pot
In the text the author uses this word to describe the cultural climate that he  was brought up in.

According to dictionary .com the word means:

 

a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures is taking place.