determination
noun
the refusal to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do
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Determination and ambition
ambition
noun
something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve
perseverance
noun
a determined attitude that makes you continue trying to achieve something difficult
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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