ambition [am-bish-uhn] (noun) - a strong feeling of wanting to be successful in life and achieve great things
*The scholar won't let anything get in the way of his ambitions.
fulfilling [fool-fil-ling] (adjective) - satisfying: giving satisfaction to somebody as an activity or goal in life
*For Nicole, there is nothing more fulfilling than being a mother.
irrefutable [ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl] (adjective) - incapable or impossible to refute or disprove; certain
*There is an irrefutable proof regarding the illegal activity of this gang.
indicate [in-di-keyt] (verb) - to be or provide a sign, signal, or symptom that something exists or is true
*The temperature is indicated by the rise of the mercury in the thermometer.
deterioration [dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuhn] (noun) - state or conditon of becoming or making worse
*The deterioration of the government clearly reflects on it's nations impoverished state.
strain [streyn] (verb) - make extreme effort: to have to make an unusually great or even painful physical or mental effort in order to do something.
*The employees strained to accomplish their duties on time.
skip [skip] (verb) - not attend something: to decide to miss an event or activity
*I don't want to skip meals because it's not good for my health.
bout [bout] (noun) - attack of illness: a temporary or short-lived attack of illness, usually a common and not very serious illness
*I've experienced a recent bout of flu.
compound [kuhm-pound] (verb) - enlarge, add, multiply
*The defects will compound if you don't repair it immediately.
loom [loom] (verb) - be about to happen: to be imminent, often in a threatening way
*The lack of trustworthy government officials will loom disaster in our country.
References:
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*The scholar won't let anything get in the way of his ambitions.
fulfilling [fool-fil-ling] (adjective) - satisfying: giving satisfaction to somebody as an activity or goal in life
*For Nicole, there is nothing more fulfilling than being a mother.
irrefutable [ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl] (adjective) - incapable or impossible to refute or disprove; certain
*There is an irrefutable proof regarding the illegal activity of this gang.
indicate [in-di-keyt] (verb) - to be or provide a sign, signal, or symptom that something exists or is true
*The temperature is indicated by the rise of the mercury in the thermometer.
deterioration [dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuhn] (noun) - state or conditon of becoming or making worse
*The deterioration of the government clearly reflects on it's nations impoverished state.
strain [streyn] (verb) - make extreme effort: to have to make an unusually great or even painful physical or mental effort in order to do something.
*The employees strained to accomplish their duties on time.
skip [skip] (verb) - not attend something: to decide to miss an event or activity
*I don't want to skip meals because it's not good for my health.
bout [bout] (noun) - attack of illness: a temporary or short-lived attack of illness, usually a common and not very serious illness
*I've experienced a recent bout of flu.
compound [kuhm-pound] (verb) - enlarge, add, multiply
*The defects will compound if you don't repair it immediately.
loom [loom] (verb) - be about to happen: to be imminent, often in a threatening way
*The lack of trustworthy government officials will loom disaster in our country.
References:
http://dictionary.reference.com
Microsoft® Encarta® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.