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| 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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to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. |
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a person or thing conceived as embodying such a conception or conforming to such a standard, and taken as a model for imitation |
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adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. |
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| to engage in thought or reflection; meditate |
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| A drenching rain;downpour |
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| Having the significance of an omen |
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| Deadly or virulent epidemic disease |
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| gloomily dark; shodow;dimly lighted |
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| An act of trensgressing;violation of a law,command |
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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. |
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| any composition resembling an epic |
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a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation |
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| a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor |
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