Overcoming Obstacles Vocabulary

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altitude

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the height of something above sea level

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challenging

Back 2

difficult in an interesting way

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collapse

Back 3

to fall down suddenly

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compassion

Back 4

sympathy for someone who is suffering

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courageous

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brave

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crush

Back 6

to press something so hard that it breaks

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determined

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having a strong desire to do something even when it is difficult

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eligible

Back 8

able or allowed to do something

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elusive

Back 9

difficult to find, achieve, or understand

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empowering

Back 10

giving someone confidence, power, or right to do something

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flawed

Back 11

spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or damage

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had in store for

Back 12

had planned for

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hike

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a long walk in the country

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impairment

Back 14

damage or less strength

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inspiration

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something or someone that encourages you to do or produce something good

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insufficiently

Back 16

not enough

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integrity

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the quality of being honest and having high moral principles

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judging

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forming or giving an opinion about something after thinking about all the information

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landscape

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a view across an area of land, including hills, forests, fields, etc.

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limitations

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things that keep you from going beyond certain boundaries

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mangled

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damaged badly by crushing or twisting

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misery

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great suffering or unhappiness

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overcome

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to succeed in controlling a feeling or problem

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peak

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the pointed top of a mountain

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perched

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to be in a position on top of or on the edge of something

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perseverance

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determination to keep trying

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proof

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facts that prove that something is true

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quest

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a long search for something

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rags

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pieces of old cloth

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revelation

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a surprising and previously secret fact that suddenly becomes known

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sap

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to gradually make something weak or destroy it

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scar

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a permanent mark on your skin from a cut or wound

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scattered

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spread over a wide area or over a long period of time

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shuffle

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to walk slowly in a noisy way, without lifting your feet off the ground

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summit

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the top of a mountain

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wobbly

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unstable or moving from side to side in an unsteady way

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disenfranchised

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not having any rights, especially the right to vote, and not feeling part of society

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limb

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an arm or leg

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conquer

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to get control of a land or people by force

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fate

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the things that happen to someone, especially bad events

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goodwill

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kind feelings toward or between people

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humiliate

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to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present

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intractable

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very difficult to deal with or solve

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just

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morally right and fair

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transcend

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to go above or beyond the usual limits of something

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wound

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an injury

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amputee

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someone who has had a leg or arm removed from his body

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bunk

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to sleep somewhere

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credo

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a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular person, group, religion, etc.

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demeaning

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showing less respect for someone than they deserve, or making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed

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errand

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a short trip in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them

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gesticulate

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to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use

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incubator

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a piece of hospital equipment into which very small or weak babies are put to keep them alive and warm

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indignity

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a situation that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected

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prosthesis

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an artificial leg, tooth, or other part of the body which takes the place of a missing part

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scapegoat

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someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault

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segregated

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separated, by sex, race, religion, etc.

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tribulation

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serious trouble or a serious problem

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unsanitary

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dirty and likely to cause disease

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vex

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to make someone feel annoyed or worried

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virulent

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full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way