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Courage CMW&ZSK 4th Period
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10th Grade
02/14/2011

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ambition
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noun; an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment
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differentiate
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verb; to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
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ideals
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noun; conception of something in its perfection.
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integrity
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noun; adherence to moral and ethical principles;
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speculate
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to engage in thought or reflection; meditate.
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abstinence
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noun; the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent
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ambulatory
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adjective; of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
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devoid
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adjective; to deplete or strip of some quality or substance
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diatribe
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noun; a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
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didactic
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adjective; intended for instruction; instructive.
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diffident
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adjective; lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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disillusion
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noun;disenchantment: freeing from false belief or illusions
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futile
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noun;producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
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mandatory
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adjective;compulsory: required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
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melancholy
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adjective;a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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morbid
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adjective; suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
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munificent
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very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as a munificent benefactor
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nostalgia
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noun; longing for something in the past
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scoffed
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verb; to laugh jeeringly
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trajectory
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noun; the path of a object moved through space
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