Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adolescence

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The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.

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Ambition

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A strong desire and determination to achieve something.

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Belittle

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To make a person seem small or unimportant.

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Destiny

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

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Influence

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The ability to have an effect on the behavior of others or something.

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Recede

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To go or move away from; retreat.

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Resigned

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To leave a position of leadership or from a job.

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Routine

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A regular set of tasks or procedures.

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Adolescence in a sentence

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During her adolescence, she encountered many struggles in middle school.

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Ambition in a sentence

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He showed ambition by continuing to show up to practice even though he was not doing well.