Verve
Verve verve /vɜrv/ Noun energy, enthusiasm, vitality “Never slow down, never look back, live each day with adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness.” – John Grogan (1957 – )
Savvy
Savvy sav·vy /ˈsævi/ adjective shrewd, astute “Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they’re honest about everything.” – Chuck Klosterman (1972 – ) noun know-how “There is a difference between having access to information and having the savvy it takes to interpret it.” – Clifford Stoll (1950 -) verb to understand (slang)... Read More
Persistence
Persistence per·sis·tence /pɚˈsɪs.təns/ Adjective to stay with something continuously “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill (1883–1970)
Everywhere
Everywhere ev·ery·where /ˈevrēˌwer/ Adverb every place, both near and far “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” – Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936)
Bewildered
Bewildered be·wil·dered /bəˈwildərd/ Adjective confused, puzzled, perplexed “A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there in a book, you may have your question answered.” – E.B. White (1899 – 1985)
Hinder
Hinder hin·der /ˈhindər Verb to make it more difficult for someone to do something; to obstruct “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 – 1919)
Constant
Constant con·stant /ˈkän(t)st(ə)nt/ Noun continuous, unceasing “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” – Charles W. Eliot (1834–1926)
Constant
Constant con·stant /ˈkän(t)st(ə)nt/ Noun continuous, unceasing “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” – Charles W. Eliot (1834–1926)
Sharpen
Sharpen sharp·en /ˈSHärpən/ Verb 1. to make a pointed edge “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” – Confucius (551 B.C. – 479 B.C) 2. to make acute or more sensitive to feeling “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17
Indomitable
Indomitable in·dom·i·ta·ble /inˈdämədəb(ə)l/ Adjective unconquerable, invincible “Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.” – Henrik Ibsen (1828 – 1906)