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Vocab.#12-OnLevel
Hopes & Wishes
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English
7th Grade
11/14/2007

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anticipate
Definition
To expect or foresee; to look forward to something with pleasure
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aspire
Definition
To have great ambition; to desire something strongly
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covet
Definition
To wish for longingly; to desire something that belongs to another.
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enviable
Definition
Admirable or desirable enough to be wanted.
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expectation
Definition

The act or state of believing that a certain thing wil occur.

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inclination
Definition
A tendancy or an attitude toward something; a desire or preference.
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persevere
Definition
To continue to do something in spite of obstacles or discouragement.
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reluctant
Definition
Unwilling or not wanting to do something; offering resistance.
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voluntary
Definition

Acting out of one's own free will.

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wistful

Definition
Full of sad yearning or longing; wishful.
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