to have a strong desire to achieve or become something

a good reason or explanation for something

to make a situation more confusing or less clear

the act of continuing to do something despite difficulties or opposition

something done to achieve a particular result, rather than for its own sake

something done for its own value rather than to achieve something else

to keep something in the same state

a strong, heavy cloth used by artists for painting

to appear in a frightening form, often suddenly

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How to get motivated

Term	Definition
to aspire	to have a strong desire to achieve or become something
for the long haul	for a long period of time
daunting	seeming difficult to deal with
justification	a good reason or explanation for something
tedious	boring and too long
to muddy the waters	to make a situation more confusing or less clear
persistence	the act of continuing to do something despite difficulties or opposition
a means to an end	something done to achieve a particular result, rather than for its own sake
an end in itself	something done for its own value rather than to achieve something else
extrinsic	coming from outside
intrinsic	belonging naturally
to maintain	to keep something in the same state
fickle	changing frequently
canvas	a strong, heavy cloth used by artists for painting
to loom	to appear in a frightening form, often suddenly

Created by: caddyny

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