noun
Ability to start things
enterprise, drive, energy, inventiveness; see ambition 1, force 3.
The starting of things
action, lead, first step; see action 1, leadership 1.
See initiative in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:
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