A
having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
AMBITIOUS
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
EXPEDITION
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an ____________ to a plumber.
APPRENTICE
From another country; not naïve to the place where found
EXOTIC
is someone or something that is high above average
EXCEPTIONAL
a retail trader; a store owner.
MERCHANT
Barely noticeable
FAINT
Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
"he jabbed a finger into the tabletop to _________ his point"
EMPHASIZE
Resorting to falsehood; to cause someone to accept a lie as truth
DECEPTIVE
refers to goods carried by a large vehicle, like a plane, ship, train, or truck.
CARGO
REFERS TO THE NEW LOCATION. THE PROMISE OF PROSPERITY IN THE UNITED STATES ENCOURAGED MANY PEOPLE TO IMMIGRATE. (THAT IS, MOVE TO THE UNITED STATES)
IMMIGRATE
bring or recall to the conscious mind.
"looking at the pictures from when I was 9 years old evokes pleasant memories of my childhood"
EVOKES
Existing only in one’s imagination; lacking factual reality
IMAGINARY
One who looks on or watches
SPECTATOR
Refers to the point of departure; **leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
EMIGRATE
FOOD PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN JEWISH DIETARY LAWS
KOSHER
evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
ELICIT
to move around very cautiously or carefully
GINGERLY
ON THE BRINK OR THRESHOLD
SUE WAS ON THE _______ OF TEARS WHEN SHE HEARD SHE RECEIVED A D- ON HER MATH TEST.
VERGE
only just; almost not.
"her voice is so low I can ________ hear what she is saying"
Synonyms: hardly, barely, only just
SCARCELY
a person who directs the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps.
NAVIGATOR
try hard to do or achieve something.
"he is ______________ing to help the Third World"
ENDEAVOR
A TALL POLE USED TO SUPPORT THE SAILS ON A SHIP
MAST
reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps. People often do this with a small piece of wood.
"the short list of fifteen was _________ down to five"
WHITTLE
(especially in a laboratory) keep (eggs, cells, bacteria, embryos, etc.) at a suitable temperature so that they develop.
"the samples were _______ at 80°C for three minutes"
INCUBATED