Common Lit Unit 2 Vocabulary

What does "Ambition" mean?

• A strong desire and determination to achieve something

• To make something certain to happen

• To make a person seem small or unimportant

• A habit or procedure that happens on a regular basis

What does "Assure" mean?

• To move away from

• To make something certain to happen; to guarantee

• Important; famous

• Not permanent; happening for a limited time

What does "Belittle" mean?

• To have an effect on the behavior of someone

• To make a person seem small or unimportant

• Showing acceptance of something unpleasant

• Feeling or expressing joy after having won a victory

What does "Destiny" mean?

• Something that is meant to happen to a person in the future

• A habit or procedure that happens on a regular basis

• Important; famous

• To move away from

What does "Influence" mean?

• To make a person seem small or unimportant

• The ability to have an effect on the behavior of someone or something

• Not permanent; happening for a limited time

• Showing acceptance of something unpleasant

What does "Prominent" mean?

• Important; famous

• To move away from

• A strong desire and determination to achieve something

• To make something certain to happen

What does "Recede" mean?

• To make a person seem small or unimportant

• To move away from

• A habit or procedure that happens on a regular basis

• Feeling or expressing joy after having won a victory

What does "Resigned" mean?

• Showing acceptance of something unpleasant

• To make something certain to happen

• Important; famous

• Not permanent; happening for a limited time

What does "Routine" mean?

• A habit or procedure that happens on a regular basis

• To move away from

• To make a person seem small or unimportant

• The ability to have an effect on the behavior of someone

What does "Temporary" mean?

• Not permanent; happening for a limited time

• Important; famous

• To make something certain to happen

• A strong desire and determination to achieve something