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ardor
Emotional warmth; passion
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  1. Emotional warmth; passion
  2. Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
  3. Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
fervor
Intense heat.
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  1. Intense heat.
  2. Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal
hustle
(Slang) An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit:
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  1. (Slang) An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit:
  2. (Informal) Energetic action or effort; drive
  3. Energetic activity; drive.
bustle
(Computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
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  1. (Computing) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
  2. An excited activity; a stir.
  3. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
intensity
(Physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
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  1. (Physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
  2. (Physics) The amount of force or energy of heat, light, sound, electric current, etc. per unit area, volume, charge, etc.
  3. (Geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.
industry
The owners and managers of industry
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  1. The owners and managers of industry
  2. (Archaeology) A collection of artifacts or tools made from a specified material:
  3. A standardized tradition of toolmaking associated with a specified tool or culture:
willingness
The state of being willing
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  1. The state of being willing
inclination
The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt:
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  1. The act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or tilt:
  2. A characteristic disposition or tendency to act in a certain way; a propensity:
  3. The extent or degree of incline from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.
application
Close attention; diligence:
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  1. Close attention; diligence:
  2. The capacity of being usable; relevance:
  3. A specific use to which something is put:
determination
Firmness of purpose; resolve:
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  1. Firmness of purpose; resolve:
  2. The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something:
  3. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body:
promptitude
The quality of being prompt; promptness
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  1. The quality of being prompt; promptness
dispatch
An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.
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  1. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.
  2. Speed in performance or movement.
  3. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.
diligence
(Law) The degree of attention or care expected of a person in a given situation
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  1. (Law) The degree of attention or care expected of a person in a given situation
  2. A public stagecoach, esp. as formerly used in France
  3. Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
perseverance
The act of persevering; continued, patient effort
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  1. The act of persevering; continued, patient effort
  2. (Christianity) The Calvinistic doctrine that those who have been chosen by God will continue in a state of grace to the end and will finally be saved.
  3. Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
assiduity
(In the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
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  1. (In the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
  2. Constant personal attention and often obsequious solicitude.
  3. Persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort.
intentness
The condition of being intent
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  1. The condition of being intent
readiness
The quality or state of being ready
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  1. The quality or state of being ready
aptitude
Quickness to learn or understand
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  1. Quickness to learn or understand
  2. A natural ability or talent
  3. An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent:
enterprise
An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
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  1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
  2. An undertaking; project
  3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:
initiative
The right of a group of citizens to introduce a matter for legislation either to the legislature or directly to the voters
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  1. The right of a group of citizens to introduce a matter for legislation either to the legislature or directly to the voters
  2. The procedure by which such matters are introduced, usually by a petition signed by a specified percentage of the voters
  3. The power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination.
push
A vigorous effort, campaign, etc.
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  1. A vigorous effort, campaign, etc.
  2. A provocation to action; a stimulus:
  3. A thing to be pushed so as to work a mechanism
hop
A short trip, especially by air.
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  1. A short trip, especially by air.
  2. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot or with both feet at the same time.
  3. The dried female inflorescences of this plant, containing a bitter aromatic oil. They are used in brewing to inhibit bacterial growth and to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.
what-it-takes
(US, idiomatic) Everything that is required.
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  1. (US, idiomatic) Everything that is required.
stick-to-itiveness
(Informal) Pertinacity; persistence; perseverance
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  1. (Informal) Pertinacity; persistence; perseverance
  2. Alternative spelling of sticktoitiveness.
  3. (Informal) persistence; determination.
ardor
Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
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  1. Eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal
  2. Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
  3. Intense heat; fire
enthusiasm
Something arousing such interest or zeal
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  1. Something arousing such interest or zeal
  2. (Archaic) Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god.
  3. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.
fervor
Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal
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  1. Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal
  2. Intense heat.
fire
A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
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  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. The discharge of firearms or artillery:
  3. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance:
passion
Strong love or affection
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  1. Strong love or affection
  2. Any one of the emotions, as hate, grief, love, fear, joy, etc.
  3. An artistic work, as an oratorio or a play, based on these narratives
zealousness
The quality of being zealous; zeal.
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  1. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
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  • His zeal and energy met everywhere with conspicuous success.

  • His zeal is represented in a twofold aspect.

  • A great and widespread revival marked the opening years of the century, resulting in marvellous increase of zeal and numbers.

  • Malichus also, the murderer or reputed murderer of Antipater, appears to have been a partisan of Hyrcanus, who had a zeal for Judaism.

  • In this process some of the local officials displayed probably an amount of zeal beyond the intentions of the government, but any attempt to oppose the movement was rigorously punished.

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