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Althen Vocabulary Part I

These are some of the vocabulary words used in Gary Althen's "American Values and Assumptions" from New Directions, pp. 5-13.

AB
ACHIEVEMENTaccomplishment; result gained by effort
ACHIEVERa person who achieves a goal
TO ACHIEVEto accomplish or reach a goal
ACTIONactivity; movement; doing something
ACTIVEcausing or involving action or change
ADVERSEopposed to one’s interests; acting against or opposite to one’s interests
AGGRESSIVEforceful; bold; exhibiting aggression (negative)
ALOOFcool; distant physically or emotionally
ARROGANTexaggerating one’s own importance
ASSERTIVEforceful; bold; confident (positive)
ASSERTIVENESSaction of being assertive
ASSUMPTIONstatement taken for being true; action of believing; fact or statement taken for granted
TO ASSUMEto believe; to take for granted
BOUNDARYlimit; border
COMPETITIONact of competing
COMPETITIVENESSstate of feeling a desire to compete
COMPETITORa person who competes
TO COMPETEto seek or strive for something for which others are also contending
TO CONCEIVE OFto think of; to believe
CONNOTATIONextra meaning associated with a word


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