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unique: not common, unusual.

example: Her Easter hat was quite unique, because it had a bird in a nest on top.

determined: having a great desire to do to something and having the drive to do it.

example:  She was determined to finish the marathon even though her legs were cramping.

undershoot: to have a result that falls short of the goal.

example:  Jim did not undershoot when making the goal for his history class a B, because the teacher was known to almost never gave students an A.

compute: to calculate or figure out.

example: The first question on the math exam asked: Compute the time it takes a train traveling at 60 MPH to reach a destination 60 miles away?