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COURAGE SSN4
VL2
20
English
10th Grade
02/14/2011

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Term
Ambition
Definition
— noun
strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction.
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Differentiate
Definition
–verb
to become unlike dissimilar; change in character.
Term
Ideals
Definition
–noun
a conception of something in its perfection.
Term
Integrity
Definition
— noun
adherence to moral principles; honesty.
Term
Speculate
Definition
–verb
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate.
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Abstinence
Definition
— noun
the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something.
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Deviod
Definition
–verb
to deplete or strip of some quality or substance.
Term
Didactic
Definition
–adjective
intended for instruction; instructive.
Term
Disillusion
Definition
— verb
to destroy the ideals.
Term
Mandatory
Definition
–adjective
authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory.
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Morbid
Definition
–adjective
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy.
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Nostalgia
Definition
–noun
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life.
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Ambulatory
Definition
–adjective
pertaining to, or capable of walking.
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Diatribe
Definition
—noun
a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation.
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Diffident
Definition
–adjective
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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Futile
Definition
–adjective
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful.
Term
Melancholy
Definition
–noun
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
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Munificent
Definition
–adjective
extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
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Scoffed
Definition
–noun
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
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Trajectory
Definition
–noun
the curve described by a projectile, rocket.
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