Unit 2 Vocabulary

Define: Ambition

• Ambition is the strong desire to achieve something or to succeed, typically requiring determination and hard work.
• Ambition is the tendency to settle for mediocrity
• Ambition is the lack of motivation and drive
• Ambition is the fear of failure and rejection

Define: Assure

• To make someone feel anxious or uncertain
• To give up on something
• To provide false information
• To provide confidence or certainty to someone

Define: Belittle

• To make someone or something seem less important or less worthy of respect
• To exalt and glorify
• To elevate and honor
• To praise and admire

Define: Destiny

• A type of dessert
• A popular TV show
• A type of dance
• The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.

Define: Influence

• The act of being influenced by external factors
• The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.
• The state of being easily influenced by others
• The ability to control others through force

Define: Prominent

• Easily seen or well-known
• Unremarkable or inconspicuous
• Faint or indistinct
• Hidden or obscure

Define: Recede

• To move forward or towards a previous position
• To stay in the same place
• To move in a circular motion
• To move away from

Define: Resigned

• To start a new position or job
• To agree

• Showing acceptance of something unpleasant.

• To work harder in a position or job

Define: Routine

• A type of dance
• A type of food
• A type of clothing
• A sequence of actions regularly followed.

Define: Temporary

• Permanent
• Eternal
• Lasting for a limited time
• Never-ending