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Courage ANB
VL2
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2011

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Term
Ambition
Definition
Noun
An earnest desire for some type of achievement
Desire for work or activity
Term
Differentiate
Definition
Verb
Distinguish
To change; alter.
Term
Ideals
Definition
Noun
A conception of something in its perfection
A standard of perfection or excellence
Term
Integrity
Definition
Noun
Honesty
The state of being whole, entire, or undiminished
Term
Speculate
Definition
Verb
To engage in thought or reflection
To indulge in conjectural thought
Term
Abstinence
Definition
Noun
Forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages
Any self-restraint, self-denial
Term
Ambulatory
Definition
Noun
Adapted for walking, as the limbs of many animals
Not confined to bed
Term
Devoid
Definition
Adjective/Verb
Not possessing
To deplete or strip of some quality or substance
Term
Diatribe
Definition
Noun
A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation
Attack
Term
Didactic
Definition
Adjective
Intended to instruct, esp excessively
Morally instructive; improving
Term
Diffident
Definition
Adjective
Lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid
Shy
Term
Disillusion
Definition
Verb
To free from or deprive of belief, idealism, etc.;
Term
Futile
Definition
Adjective
Incapable of producing any result
Unimportant
Term
Mandatory
Definition
Adjective
Authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a command
Term
Melancholy
Definition
Noun
A gloomy state of mind; depression.
Sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Term
Morbid
Definition
Adjective
Having an unusual interest in death or unpleasant events
Gruesome
Term
Munificent
Definition
Adjective
Extremely liberal in giving
Characterized by great generosity
Term
Nostalgia
Definition
Noun
A yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc
The evocation of this emotion
Term
Scoffed
Definition
Verb
To speak derisively;
Mock; jeer
Term
Trajectory
Definition
Noun
The path described by an object moving in air or space under the influence of such forces as thrust
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