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| Term | Definition | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potential | Having or showing the capacity to become something in the future. | My swim coach told me I had potential after I won the relay for my team. | noun |
| Definite | Clearly stated or decided. | It was definite that I would receiving a punishment for burning my house down. | adj. |
| Maintain | To cause or enable | The actor was able to maintain his reputation after he was involved in an accident. | verb |
| Significant | sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention | The sudden drop in temperature was significant to the wildlife nearby. | adj. |
| Emergency | a dangerous situation | There was an emergency at the school and it had to be evacuated immediately. | noun |
| Medical | Having to do with medicine or doctors | I would like to go to medical school after college in order to become a doctor | adj |
| Chronological order | in sequence of events; in numerical order | The teacher told us to put the events in chronological order. | noun |
| Synonym | a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word | A synonym for the word excellent is great. | noun |
| Achievment | some plan or action completed successfully. | Receiving the Nobel Prize for my discovery was my greatest Achievement. | noun |
| Commit | to pledge or promise | The skater was so committed to ice skating that he practiced every day. | verb |