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Wednesday, April 30
ambitious adj.

Definition: 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, etc.: an ambitious student. 2. showing or caused by ambition; requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc. 3. strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love.

Example: The neighborhood enacted an ambitious program for fighting crime.

Synonyms: aspiring, hard-working, persevering


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