Key Vocabulary and Concepts for Understanding Ambition

Aspiration

a hope or ambition of achieving something

Circumscribe

to restrict something within limits

Gratification

a source of pleasure

Meritocracy

the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability

Nuance

a subtle difference

Proverbial

well-known

Tenet

a principle or belief

Trepidation

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Tumult

confusion or disorder

Virtuous

having or showing high moral standards