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COURAGE JAH 3
VL2
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English
10th Grade
02/14/2011

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ambition
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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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ideals
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a standard of perfection or excellence
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differentiate
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to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character.
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integrity
Definition
adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
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speculate
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to engage in thought or reflection; meditate
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abstinence
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the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent.
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devoid
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not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute
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didactic
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inclined to teach or lecture others too much:
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disillusion
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to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
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mandatory
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authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory:
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morbid
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme,
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nostalgia
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a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
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trajectory
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the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
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ambulatory
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of, pertaining to, or capable of walking
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diatribe
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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid
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futile
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having no effective result; unsuccessful
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged
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munificent
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extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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scoffed
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to speak derisively; mock; jeer
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