a strong desire to achieve
Her ambition drove her to succeed in medicine.
Vocabulary like ambition appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
distant; remote in manner
change; cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
fight; noisy quarrel
selflessness; the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
selfless; showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
combine; to bring or combine together or with something else
gather a large amount
open to multiple interpretations
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