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Courage HLO 3RD
Vocab 2
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2011

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ambition
Definition
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment
VERB
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ideals
Definition
a conception of something in its perfection.
2. a standard of perfection or excellence.
NOUN
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integrity
Definition
adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
NOUN
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differentiate
Definition
. to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
2. to change; alter.
VERB
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speculate
Definition
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
VERB
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abstinence
Definition
forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
2. any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.
NOUN
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devoid
Definition
destitute or void
ADJECTIVE
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didactic
Definition
1.intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
2. inclined to teach or lecture others too much: a boring, didactic speaker.
3. teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
ADJECTIVE
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disillusion
Definition
verb:to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
-noun:a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.
Term
mandatory
Definition
authoritatively ordered;no option.
ADJECTIVE
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morbid
Definition
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
2. affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.
3. pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
4. gruesome; grisly.
ADJECTIVE
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nostalgia
Definition
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to return in a time in a persons life.
NOUN
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ambulatory
Definition
of or pertaining to;moving about from place to place.
Term
diatribe
Definition
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
NOUN
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diffident
Definition
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
ADJECTIVE
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futile
Definition
incapable of producing any result;ineffective;trifling
ADJECTIVE
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melancholy
Definition
1.a gloomy state of mind.
2.sober thoughtfulness;pensiveness
NOUN
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munificent
Definition
extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
2. characterized by great generosity
Term
scoffed
Definition
to speak derisively; mock
VERB
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trajectory
Definition
the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
NOUN
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