Definition of aspiration
Nouns
a will to succeed
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ambition, ambitiousness
a strong drive for success
a cherished desire
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American Dream
the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
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emulation
ambition to equal or excel
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nationalism
the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
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desire
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
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articulation
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
- Synonyms:
- breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake
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gasp, pant
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
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drag, puff, pull
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
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toke
a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
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breath
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
Vocabulary Lists for aspiration
- Muslim
- Islam
- digitize
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- magnetic compass
- abate
- acrostic
- adamant
- adamantly
- alleviate
Words to Commemorate the Holocaust »(1147 words)
- matzah
- Sturmabteilung
- concentration camp
- Hakenkreuz
- antisemitic
- abattoir
- auburn
- assignation
- a la carte
- a priori