Vocabulary Flashcards

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A strong desire to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.

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Ambition

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A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

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Auction

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The part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land.

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Coast

Front

A body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement.

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Current

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Weak and delicate.

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Frail

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Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.

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Intelligent

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A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

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Novel

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A person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis.

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Resident

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Suffer severely or die from hunger.

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Starve

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A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.

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Volunteer