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Courage JRS 4
Vocab List 2
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10th Grade
02/14/2011
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Ambition(n.)
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An earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction.
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Differentiate(vb.)
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To serve, to distinguish between.
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Ideals(n.)
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A standard of perfection or excellence.
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Integrity(n.)
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Adherence to moral and ethical principles.
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Speculate(v.)
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To engage in though or reflection; meditate.
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Abstinence(n.)
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Forbearance from any indulgence.
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Ambulatory(adj.)
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Moving about from place to place.
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Devoid(adj.)
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Not possessing.
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Diatribe(n.)
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A bitter, abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism.
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Didactic(adj.)
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Intended for instruction.
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Diffident(adj.)
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Lacking confidence in one own ability.
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Disillusion(v.)
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To deprive of illusion.
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Futile(adj.)
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Ineffective; Useless.
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Mandatory(adj.)
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Authoritatively ordered.
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Melancholy(n.)
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A gloomy state of mind.
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Morbid(adj.)
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Gruesome; Girsly.
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Munificent(adj.)
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Extremely liberal in giving.
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Nostalgia(n.)
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A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life.
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Scoffed(v.)
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To speak derisively; mock; jeer.
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Trajectory(n.)
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The curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
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