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  • 11ambitious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing ambition. 2) intended to meet a high standard and therefore difficult to achieve. DERIVATIVES ambitiously adverb ambitiousness noun …

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  • 12Ambitious card — The Ambitious Card, or Elevator Card, is a magic effect in which a playing card seems to return to the top of the deck after being placed elsewhere in the middle of the deck.cite web url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6o3T91CNgI title =… …

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  • 13Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan — Single infobox Name = Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan Artist = Morning Musume | from Album = Sexy 8 Beat Released = June 21, 2006 (JP) Format = CD Single Recorded = 2006 Genre = Japanese pop Length = Label = Zetima Producer = Tsunku Last single …

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  • 14ambitious — ambitiously, adv. ambitiousness, n. /am bish euhs/, adj. 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. 2. showing or caused by ambition: an ambitious attempt to… …

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  • 15ambitious — am•bi•tious [[t]æmˈbɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, etc.: an ambitious student[/ex] 2) showing or caused by ambition; requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious …

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  • 16ambitious — am|bi|tious [æmˈbıʃəs] adj 1.) determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc ▪ Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich. ambitious for ▪ mothers who are highly ambitious for their children (=who want their… …

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  • 17ambitious — [[t]æmbɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all... He s a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level. Ant:… …

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  • 18ambitious — adj. 1 determined to be successful VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly …

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  • 19ambitious — am|bi|tious [ æm bıʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) determined to be successful, rich, famous, etc.: an ambitious young lawyer ambitious for someone (=determined that someone will succeed): Her parents were intensely ambitious for her and her younger… …

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  • 20ambitious — adjective 1 determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc: an ambitious and hard working junior manager | be ambitious for sb (=want them to be very successful): Mothers are often highly ambitious for their children. 2 an ambitious plan, idea… …

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